Cloud Governance Engineer - Staff

What You'll Be Doing:

• Define and enforce cloud governance policies across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Implement policy-as-code solutions to automate cloud compliance and security best practices.
• Work with engineering teams to ensure adherence to cloud resource management, IAM, and security standards.
• Build and manage cost monitoring dashboards, anomaly detection, and alerting for cloud spend.
• Develop strategies for cost optimization, including reserved instances, spot instances, and right-sizing.
• Conduct regular cloud security audits, identifying risks, vendor contract reviews, and driving remediation plans.
• Implement automated compliance monitoring and reporting solutions.
• Collaborate with security teams to strengthen IAM policies, encryption, and logging.
• Establish guardrails using AWS SCPs, Azure Policy, or Google Organization Policies.
• Develop and maintain runbooks for governance incidents to ensure swift remediation.
• Work closely with engineering, security, and finance teams to align governance with business objectives.

The Impact You Will Have:

• Enhancing cloud governance posture to ensure optimal cloud usage and security.
• Driving cost efficiency through automation and policy enforcement.
• Ensuring compliance with industry standards, contributing to regulatory adherence.
• Optimizing cloud architecture and cost efficiency by enforcing best practices.
• Providing insights and recommendations on budgeting, forecasting, and cloud spend efficiency.
• Strengthening IAM policies, encryption, and logging to enhance cloud security.
• Implementing automated compliance monitoring and reporting solutions.
• Educating teams on cloud cost management, security, and compliance best practices.
• Advocating for automation-first approaches to governance and compliance.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to align governance with business objectives.

What You'll Need:

• 5+ years of experience in cloud governance, FinOps, or cloud security.
• Expertise in Azure, AWS, or GCP, including governance frameworks and cost management tools.
• Hands-on experience with cloud cost monitoring platforms (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, Google Cloud Billing).
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and Policy as Code (OPA, AWS SCPs, Azure Policies).
• Experience with audit and compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, and FedRAMP.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for automation.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate governance needs into actionable policies.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to engage cross-functional teams.