Senior Cloud Governance Engineer

Five9

Senior Cloud Governance Engineer developing governance strategies in a multi-cloud environment for Five9. Collaborating with IT, Security, Finance, and Engineering to ensure compliance and operational efficiency.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timePorto • 🇵🇹 PortugalSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and implementing governance strategies and policies in multi-cloud environments, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Proficient in cloud security controls, identity and access management, and automation tools for effective governance and operational efficiency.

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Multi-Cloud GovernanceIdentity And Access Management (IAM)Cloud Security ControlsCI/CD Programming And ScriptingInfrastructure-As-Code (IaC)

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Hard Skills

Cloud Environment ExperienceGCPAWSAzureCloud SecurityNetwork SecurityEncryptionData ProtectionAutomation ToolsScripting (Python, PowerShell)

Soft Skills

CollaborationRelationship ManagementTechnical Translation

Tools & Technologies

GCP Organization PolicyAWS ConfigAzure PolicyAnsibleTerraformAWS CloudFormationAzure Resource Manager (ARM)

Industry Keywords

SOC 2HIPAAGDPRFedRAMPService Level Objectives (SLOs)Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudEC2Google Cloud PlatformPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and implement governance strategies, policies, frameworks, and procedures in a multi-cloud environment (GCP, AWS, Azure) to standardize business operations and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and regulations (SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, FedRAMP)
Work with security teams to effectively enforce Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies and network security best practices across the organization
Develop and maintain dashboards that would track cloud governance metrics such as security posture, timely key rotation, and compliance
Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to identify service level objectives (SLOs), key performance indicators (KPIs), and metrics for measuring operational efficiency and compliance
Work closely with IT, Finance, Security, DevOps, Cloud Architects, and Product Engineering development teams to maintain consistent governance controls across all environments

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of working in cloud environment (experience with GCP is highly preferred)
5+ years of working with modern public cloud services such as EC2, VPC, S3/GCS, IAM, and AWS/GCP CLI
Hands-on experience with cloud security controls, identity and access management (IAM), network security, encryption, and data protection tools such as GCP Organization Policy, AWS Config, or Azure Policy
Proficiency in CI/CD programming, scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell) and automation tools (e.g., Ansible) for cloud governance and infrastructure management
Knowledge of automation principles and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
Experience establishing and maintaining strong working relationships with a wide variety of business groups (Development, Product, Network Engineering, Voice Engineer, Security, etc.) and being able to translate technical information into business-friendly language

Benefits

Comp & perks

Five9 Shares
Bonus Scheme
10% Flex Benefit
Meal Allowance
Medical Insurance
Life Insurance
25 day Annual Leave + Public Holidays