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title: 'Director Cloud Infrastructure Engineering at Convera'
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# Director Cloud Infrastructure Engineering at Convera

- **Company:** Convera
- **Location:** Pune, India
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/convera/jobs/4987946101

## Job description

Director- Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Location: Pune, India

## Role Overview

Convera is building a world class cloud infrastructure engineering capability to serve our employees and customers. The Director, Cloud Infrastructure will be responsible for the technology strategy, security and enforcement of governance, integration execution and support for a cloud-based compute, storage infrastructure as well as network and voice/telephony.  We are looking for a forward-thinking technical leader who can build and lead cloud infrastructure strategy and execution. This role requires strong understanding and knowledge of cloud infrastructure, networking and voice/telephony. This role requires working very closely with business and technical partners across Convera strategizing on tool selection and implementation and integration programs.

Responsibilities:

- Own the technical direction, strategy, architecture, and execution roadmap for enterprise infrastructure, including cloud compute, storage, databases, middleware, networking, telecommunications, and supporting infrastructure services.
- Define infrastructure architecture, engineering standards, reference architectures, technology roadmaps, and platform lifecycle strategies aligned with business and technology objectives.
- Provide technical and organizational leadership for infrastructure engineering and administration, establishing scalable engineering and operating practices.
- Lead enterprise infrastructure transformation and modernization programs, developing multi-year roadmaps, investment priorities, migration strategies, and measurable execution plans.
- Drive cloud strategy and adoption, including architecture, governance, security, scalability, resilience, observability, and optimization of AWS infrastructure.
- Evaluate, recommend, and govern infrastructure platforms and technologies, including technical due diligence, architecture reviews, integration strategy, and vendor selection.
- Partner with application engineering, architecture, security, operations, data, and business teams to ensure infrastructure capabilities support current and future business needs.
- Lead, develop, and mentor infrastructure engineering leaders and technical specialists, building organizational capability, succession plans, and a strong engineering culture.
- Be accountable for infrastructure availability, reliability, scalability, performance, resilience, disaster recovery, capacity, and operational health.
- Drive infrastructure automation and standardization, including Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, automated provisioning, self-service infrastructure, and repeatable engineering patterns.
- Establish infrastructure observability and operational KPIs, including availability, performance, capacity, incidents, recovery, security, change success, and service health, partnering with Technology Operations on enterprise reporting.
- Own infrastructure financial management and FinOps practices, including budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, optimization, cloud consumption governance, vendor spending, and capacity planning.
- Partner with cybersecurity and risk organizations to implement infrastructure security controls, vulnerability remediation, compliance requirements, identity and access standards, and technology risk management.
- Establish infrastructure resilience and disaster recovery strategies, including recovery objectives, testing, business continuity alignment, and remediation of identified risks.
- Manage strategic technology vendors and partners, including technology evaluation, commercial negotiations, performance management, and long-term vendor strategy.

## ABOUT IDEAL CANDIDATE

Minimum Qualifications:

- Demonstrated experience leading enterprise infrastructure organizations supporting thousands of employees and large-scale customer-facing technology environments.
- Deep experience with AWS infrastructure architecture, engineering, operations, networking, security, governance, and cost optimization.
- Strong understanding of computing, storage, networking, databases, middleware, identity, observability, and enterprise infrastructure services.
- Experience leading large-scale cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, data center transformation, or platform transformation programs.
- Experience establishing highly available, resilient, and scalable infrastructure for business-critical applications.
- Experience with Infrastructure such as Code, automation, configuration management, and modern cloud engineering practices.
- Demonstrated experience managing infrastructure reliability, capacity, performance, disaster recovery, and operational risk.
- Experience leading geographically distributed engineering organizations.
- Proven ability to build and develop high-performing technical teams and engineering leaders.
- Strong executive communication skills with the ability to translate complex infrastructure topics into business risk, investment, cost, and strategic outcomes.
- Proven experience partnering with Application Engineering, Security, Architecture, Operations, Data, Finance, and business organizations.
- Strong technology financial management discipline, including cloud FinOps, budgeting, forecasting, capacity planning, and cost optimization.
- Demonstrated experience managing strategic vendors, contracts, and technology partnerships.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience leading large-scale data and platform migration programs.
- Experience building and operating large-scale endpoint environments.
- Experience with enterprise observability and monitoring platforms.
- Experience with ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow.
- Experience establishing disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities.
- Experience operating infrastructure for high-volume, customer-facing applications.
- Relevant AWS or cloud architecture certifications.
- Proven success operates in highly dynamic and rapidly changing technology environments.

## About Convera

Convera is the largest non-bank B2B cross-border payments company in the world. Formerly Western Union Business Solutions, we leverage decades of industry expertise and technology-led payment solutions to deliver smarter money movements to our customers – helping them capture more value with every transaction. Convera serves more than 30,000 customers ranging from small business owners to enterprise treasurers to educational institutions to financial institutions to law firms to NGOs. Our teams care deeply about the value we bring to our customers, which makes Convera a rewarding place to work. This is an exciting time for our organization as we build our team with growth-minded, result-oriented people who are looking to move fast in an innovative environment. As a truly global company with employees in over 20 countries, we are passionate about diversity; we seek and celebrate people from different backgrounds, lifestyles, and unique points of view. We want to work with the best people and ensure we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging.

We offer an abundance of competitive perks and benefits including:

- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to earn an annual bonus.
- Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization
- A flexible approach to work

There are plenty of amazing opportunities at Convera for talented, creative problem solvers who never settle for good enough and are looking to transform Business to Business payments. Apply now if you’re ready to unleash your potential.

## #LI-AK1

## About Convera

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Convera provides cross-border B2B payment and foreign exchange solutions, processing over $190 billion in annual turnover for tens of thousands of businesses worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Private (owned by Goldfinch Partners, LLC and The Baupost Group, LLC)
- **Headquarters**: United States (global offices in 31 cities across 19 countries)
- **Founded**: 2021 (rebranded from Western Union Business Solutions)
- **Founders**: Not applicable (corporate spin-off; CEO Patrick Gauthier)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Cross-border payments, foreign exchange (FX) risk management, financial technology (fintech)
- **Target customers**: B2B – small businesses, mid-market enterprises, educational institutions, financial institutions, law firms, manufacturing firms, non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- **Mission or purpose**: “To push payments into the future by making them safer, faster and more accessible around the world – ensuring customers unlock the full potential of digital commerce.” [convera.com/about-us](https://convera.com/about-us/)

## Products & Services
- **GlobalPay Platform**: A secure digital platform to send and receive international business payments in over 140 currencies across 200+ countries and territories. Integrates with ERP systems via API. Available also for student payments. [convera.com](https://convera.com/)
- **FX Hedging Solutions**: Forward contracts, FX options, and FX swaps to help businesses manage currency risk and stabilize cash flow. [convera.com/about-us/about-convera-faq](https://convera.com/about-us/about-convera-faq/)
- **Multi-Currency Virtual Accounts**: Hold and manage balances in multiple currencies without needing foreign bank accounts.
- **Specialized Industry Solutions**: Tailored payment workflows for sectors including education, legal, workforce payments, and manufacturing. [convera.com](https://convera.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Processed over **USD 190 billion in turnover** in 2025; annual total payment volume exceeds $170 billion. [convera.com](https://convera.com/)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Owned by **Goldfinch Partners, LLC** and **The Baupost Group, LLC**; payment network of over 50 bank partners and 500+ bank accounts. [convera.com/about-us/about-convera-faq](https://convera.com/about-us/about-convera-faq/)
- **Growth Signals**: 1,900+ employees across 31 global offices; expanded from Western Union Business Solutions heritage with significant reinvestment in technology and product innovation; tens of thousands of active customers worldwide. [convera.com/about-us](https://convera.com/about-us/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Decades of FX expertise** combined with modern payments technology (API integrations, ERP connections).
- **Extensive network**: Direct bank relationships in over 200 countries/territories, supporting 140+ currencies.
- **Rigorous compliance and fraud prevention** (regulatory and security certifications not explicitly detailed but emphasized).
- **Comprehensive hedging toolkit** (forwards, options, swaps) – rare for non-bank providers to offer such breadth.
- **Scale & stability**: Backed by major private equity owners and processing high-value daily transactions.

## Strategic Focus
- Continuing to invest in **product innovation and technology** to make cross-border payments faster, simpler, and more transparent.
- Deepening **industry-specific solutions** (education, legal, NGOs) and expanding direct integrations with enterprise resource planning systems.
- Growing **payment network capabilities** (including emerging payment rails like SWIFT Go, RTGS, ACH, SEPA) and expanding multi-currency collection options.
- Strengthening **global compliance and risk management** to serve regulated customer segments.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Growth-minded, results-oriented people with big ideas” – emphasis on collaboration, innovation, and customer-first mentality. [convera.com/about-us/careers](https://convera.com/about-us/careers/)
- **Work flexibility**: Hybrid and remote options available depending on role; “Work From Home” listings in job board. [job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/convera](https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/convera/)
- **Global footprint**: 31 offices in 19 countries, offering truly international career mobility.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive global benefits including health & wellness (medical, dental, vision), mental health support via EAP, retirement/pension plans, flexible paid time off, wellness days, and paid volunteer day. [convera.com/about-us/careers](https://convera.com/about-us/careers/)
- **Meaningful work** : Helping businesses navigate global trade and payments, with a mission that combines technology, commerce, and social good.
- **Growth opportunities**: 59 open roles listed (as of search date) spanning engineering, sales, business development, and operations across multiple locations. [job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/convera](https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/convera/)

## Sources
1. [convera.com/about-us](https://convera.com/about-us/)
2. [convera.com/about-us/careers](https://convera.com/about-us/careers/)
3. [convera.com](https://convera.com/)
4. [convera.com/about-us/about-convera-faq](https://convera.com/about-us/about-convera-faq/)
5. [job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/convera](https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/convera/)

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