Ant International-Head of System Assurance (Soverign Cloud & Infrastructure)-Ant International

The Chief System Assurance Officer (CSAO) organization is responsible for establishing a Global Sovereign System Assurance Framework, ensuring that Ant International’s cross-border payment systems are intrinsically Visible, Controllable, Verifiable, Auditable, and Sustainable. The Head of System Assurance (Soverign Cloud & Infrastructure) will lead Ant International’s global sovereign cloud strategy, architecture, and control framework, ensuring that all public cloud deployments (including Alibaba Cloud and other providers) meet: • Data sovereignty and localization requirements • Regulatory compliance and auditability standards • Operational resilience and disaster recovery expectations • Cloud substitutability and exit readiness This role is the control owner for sovereign cloud architecture, ensuring that Ant International’s infrastructure is regulator-acceptable, resilient by design, and not dependent on any single provider.

1. Sovereign Cloud Architecture & Strategy • Design and enforce EU/UK sovereign cloud architecture aligned with regulatory expectations (e.g., DORA, GDPR) • Define and implement multi-cloud / hybrid-cloud strategy to ensure resilience and independence • Establish clear control boundaries between regions, systems, and cloud providers
2. Data Sovereignty & Localization • Implement data localization, residency, and jurisdictional control mechanisms • Ensure strict segregation of regulated data across EU/UK and other regions • Enable full visibility and control over cross-border data flows
3. Cloud Control & Compliance Enforcement • Act as control owner for cloud infrastructure compliance across Alibaba Cloud and other public cloud providers • Ensure cloud environments are audit-ready, traceable, and regulator-compliant • Embed compliance-by-design principles into infrastructure and platform engineering
4. Resilience, DR & Operational Continuity • Define and enforce global resilience architecture (Active-Active / multi-region design) • Ensure compliance with RTO / RPO requirements for critical financial systems • Lead disaster recovery planning, testing, and validation
5. Cloud Substitutability & Exit Strategy • Design and implement cloud exit strategies and portability mechanisms • Ensure workload portability across cloud providers (vendor independence) • Demonstrate regulator-acceptable substitutability capabilities
6. Global Coordination & Engineering Integration • Partner with Engineering, Security, Data, Risk, and Compliance teams • Align with Regional Assurance Hubs (EU / UK / US / APAC) for localized implementation • Integrate sovereign controls into DevSecOps and platform engineering practices Key Deliverables • EU/UK regulator-acceptable sovereign cloud architecture • Fully implemented data localization and control framework • Proven cloud exit and portability capability (tested and auditable) • Resilience architecture meeting Tier 0 financial infrastructure standards

• 10+ years in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or distributed systems • Strong experience in multi-cloud environments (Alibaba Cloud, AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI etc.) • Proven track record in regulated industries (financial services preferred) • Deep understanding of: o Cloud architecture and distributed systems o Data sovereignty and localization requirements o Resilience, DR design, and high-availability systems • Experience in regulatory compliance and audit requirements for cloud infrastructure • AI Native design ability. Preferred Qualifications • Experience supporting EU/UK regulatory environments (DORA, GDPR, outsourcing/cloud guidelines) • Familiarity with cloud compliance frameworks and regulator expectations (EBA, FCA, ECB) • Experience in large-scale cloud migration or sovereign infrastructure programs Leadership & Personal Attributes • Strong ownership mindset with control-oriented thinking • Ability to balance engineering pragmatism with regulatory rigor • High integrity and commitment to resilience, security, and compliance • Excellent cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management skills Why Join Us This role is critical to building next-generation sovereign financial infrastructure, offering the opportunity to: • Define global standards for sovereign cloud in cross-border payments • Work at the intersection of cloud engineering, regulation, and financial systems • Enable global expansion through regulator-trusted infrastructure • Build resilient, portable, and future-proof cloud platforms