Cloud Engineer – Lead - Governance

Cloud Engineer – Lead – Governance

7+ years in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or DevOps roles with a focus on governance, compliance, or security.
Deep hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, EKS, IAM, S3, DynamoDB, Aurora) and multi-account organizational structures.
Expertise in Terraform, AWS CDK, or similar IaC tools to drive policy automation.
Strong understanding of cloud governance frameworks, security compliance standards (e.g., PCI, HIPAA, FedRAMP), and operational enforcement.
Solid FinOps knowledge, including cost tagging, budget tracking, and usage analytics.
Proficiency in Python scripting, API development, and automation workflows.
Experience using observability tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, AWS Config, CloudWatch, and cost visibility platforms (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, CloudHealth).
Strong communication and collaboration skills to align technical initiatives with business priorities.
Experience documenting policies, standards, and procedures clearly and professionally.

Design and evolve Toyota’s cloud governance frameworks, including policies for tagging, naming conventions, cost optimization, and security controls.
Lead the development of reusable governance-enforcing infrastructure patterns using tools like Terraform and AWS CDK.
Embed governance checkpoints within CI/CD pipelines to automate policy compliance.
Enforce cloud security best practices and implement FinOps strategies, including tagging standards, cost tracking, and optimization initiatives.
Develop observability dashboards and metrics to track governance compliance, resource usage, and operational efficiency.
Support incident response and audit activities related to cloud governance, policy violations, or misconfigurations.
Guide engineers and stakeholders on governance strategies and foster a culture of compliance and automation excellence.