Lead Cloud Automation & Governance Engineer

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Lead Cloud Automation & Governance Engineer in USA

Nutanix
Full time
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USA
09/29/2026
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San Jose, CA

Responsibilities

Design, build, operate, and govern reusable cloud platforms and self-service workflows across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
Lead AWS architecture and governance for IAM, Organizations, EventBridge, EC2, S3, billing, cross-account roles, security guardrails, and access controls.
Implement auditable delivery automation with version control, CI/CD, progressive delivery, policy-as-code, secrets management, automated testing, and rollback standards.
Lead Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code architecture, module creation, state management, provider configuration, drift detection, and configuration lifecycle management.
Automate event-driven remediation, scheduled operations, account lifecycles, compliance, tagging, rightsizing, savings commitments, and waste reduction.
Normalize cloud billing and usage data into reporting for business, finance, and engineering stakeholders.
Provide technical leadership, operational ownership, documentation, runbooks, testing standards, and mentorship.

Requirements

Professional experience operating or engineering cloud infrastructure in AWS.
Demonstrated proficiency with AWS IAM, Organizations, account and access patterns, EC2, S3, EventBridge, and cloud APIs.
Strong hands-on experience with GitOps and DevOps practices, including version control, CI/CD, automated testing, and production change management.
Strong Infrastructure as Code experience, especially with Terraform; exposure to Pulumi or similar tools is preferred.
Strong automation and scripting ability in Python, Go, or a comparable language.
Working knowledge of GCP and Azure governance, IAM, resource organization, billing, and automation concepts.

Benefits

Hybrid work arrangement, generally requiring at least three days per week in an office, with possible additional team-specific in-office requirements.
Pacific Time alignment is expected to support core team collaboration.
Candidates able to work near Nutanix headquarters are preferred.

Nutanix

Nutanix is a global leader in cloud software, offering organizations a single platform for running apps and data across clouds. With Nutanix, companies can reduce complexity and simplify operations, freeing them to focus on their business outcomes. Building on its legacy as the pioneer of hyperco...

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