Cloud Engineer – Governance – FedRAMP
Climb Channel Solutions NA
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Develop, implement, monitor, and enforce cloud governance frameworks and policies to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices; We automate everything for efficiency
- Ensure cloud infrastructure adheres to security best practices and compliance standards
- Conduct regular security assessments and audits
- Implement and manage identity and access management (IAM) policies
- Manage and implement hardware security keys (e.g., YubiKeys)
- Monitor cloud usage, costs, and implement strategies to optimize spending
- Provide regular reports and insights on cloud costs and usage trends to senior leadership and Finance
- Develop automated, seamless, and simple solutions to minimize repetitive manual operations
- Work closely with development and security teams to minimize restrictions that inhibit progress as well as ensuring cloud governance policies are integrated into workflows
- Provide communication, training, and guidance to development teams on new policies, procedures, and best practices for cloud resource management
- Develop CI/CD pipelines for deploying policies and other CSP management
- Respond to and resolve cloud governance-related incidents and issues; Provide root cause analysis when necessary
Requirements
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud
- Deep understanding and proven ability to effectively manage an Enterprise-scale Entra environment
- Implementation of Zero Trust security strategies and proven ability to protect identities, endpoints, data, applications, and infrastructure
- Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash) and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, and/or CloudFormation Templates (CFT)
- Experience with large scale CSP (Cloud Service Provider) account and vendor relationship management
- Proven ability to align cloud environments with compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC2, FedRAMP, NIST)
- Expert in Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Strong understanding and experience with SAML and OIDC for authentication
- Strong understanding and experience with JIT (Just-In-Time) privilege elevation
- Experience with cloud cost management tools and strategies and ability to analyze and report on cloud cost data
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively
- Relevant cloud certifications (e.g. Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect)
- Previous experience in a similar role focusing on cloud governance
- 10-15% travel required
Benefits
- healthcare insurance
- pension/retirement matching
- comprehensive life insurance
- employee assistance program
- time off plans
- paid company holidays
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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud governance frameworksidentity and access management (IAM)scriptingautomationTerraformAzure Resource Manager (ARM)CloudFormation Templates (CFT)Zero Trust security strategiescloud cost managementCI/CD pipelines
Soft Skills
communicationteamworkcollaborationanalytical skillsproblem-solvingcritical thinkingprioritizationtrainingguidancereporting
Certifications
Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator ExpertAWS Certified Solutions ArchitectMicrosoft Certified: Azure Solutions ArchitectGoogle Cloud Professional Cloud Architect