Albion Pajaj
Technology Leader | Director of DevOps, Cloud & Platform Engineering | Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, AI Infrastructure, Enterprise Modernization
- Role
- Director Devops & Cloud Infrastructure at Newrez
- Location
- Levittown, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Albion Pajaj
Technology leader with experience driving enterprise cloud strategy, platform engineering, infrastructure modernization, and software delivery across complex regulated environments. Own end-to-end cloud and platform operations spanning Azure and AWS, with leadership responsibility across DevOps, Kubernetes, enterprise web infrastructure, application reliability, and modernization initiatives.
Experience
Director Devops & Cloud Infrastructure
Oct 2022 — Present · Fort Washington, PA, US
Lead DevOps and cloud infrastructure strategy across 5 business units, managing a high-performing team of senior engineers and application support leaders.Partner with software engineering and business leadership to improve release governance, platform reliability, and cross-functional operating models.Drove automation and process improvements that reduced production release times by 50% and lowered release-related defects by 30%.Established a stronger culture of engineering accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across infrastructure and delivery teams.Identified and executed Azure cost optimization opportunities using cloud cost analysis and resource utilization insights.Strengthened deployment and infrastructure management practices through Terraform, Ansible, and modernized environment automation.Led infrastructure engineering strategy and rollout planning for Azure AI and emerging agentic AI resources, establishing the cloud and platform foundations required for secure enterprise adoption.Improved service operations and system integration patterns leveraging RabbitMQ, MSMQ, and Azure Service Bus.Enhanced collaboration with Level 1 and Level 2 support teams to improve triage workflows, issue escalation, and ticket flow efficiency.
Education
Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
2014 — 2018
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Teamwork
- Social Media
- Customer Service
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
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