Director, Software Engineering Core Cloud, ITC

Kayavlon Impex Pvt. Ltd; India; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Inc. ITC is seeking a Director of Software Engineering Core Cloud to own the Management Plane across multi-cloud platforms. You will lead multiple engineering squads, partner with global counterparts, and shape platform strategy with product, architecture, and platform teams.

The role demands hands-on architectural engagement, strong cloud governance, FinOps, and a track record of scaling distributed teams. Translate business strategy into executable roadmaps and drive OKRs across ITC.

Qualifications

• 15+ years leading engineering teams, including director-level experience.
• Expertise in cloud governance, entitlements, and policy guardrails.
• Hands-on AWS engineering experience and platform scaling.
• Ability to translate multi-year strategy into squad roadmaps with OKRs.
• Experience co-owning global platforms with distributed teams.
• Proficiency in IaC tools and distributed systems architecture.
• Background in AI-enabled platform capabilities and FinOps.
• Strong architectural knowledge: microservices, APIs, security-by-design.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow 3–4 engineering squads, including managers and senior ICs.
• Define technical direction and build an engineering culture within ITC.
• Drive multi-year platform roadmap and translate strategy to quarterly plans.
• Own cloud governance, access management, and policy guardrails.
• Advance cloud FinOps tooling and optimization initiatives.
• Enable AI-native engineering practices using automation patterns.
• Ensure platform reliability, security, and scalability with SLOs.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Hiring senior talent

Strategic planning & OKRs

Global platform leadership

AWS engineering

Cloud governance & IAM

FinOps & cost optimization

Infrastructure-as-code

Kubernetes & distributed systems

AI capabilities integration

Microservices & security-by-design

CI/CD & SLO-driven operations

Bachelors in CS/Engineering

Cloud certifications (Nice-to-have)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Crossplane

CDK

Kubernetes

Job description

Director, Software Engineering Core Cloud, ITC

Director, Software Engineering Core Cloud, ITC

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH:

The Cloud & Core Engineering team builds and operates Nike’s multi-cloud platform and software-defined network, enabling scalable, self-service environments for cloud, data, and AI across Global Technology. You will lead multiple engineering squads, partner with global counterparts, and collaborate closely with product, architecture, and platform teams. This role will report in to the Senior Director Software Engineering leading Cloud Gov, FinOps & Management Plane capabilities.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

We are hiring a Director of Software Engineering to own the Management Plane the platform layer enabling multi-cloud access, entitlements, governance, account lifecycle, and cloud cost optimization. This is a high-ownership leadership role requiring strong technical depth, people leadership, and platform thinking. The ideal candidate brings a mix of senior leadership experience, deep cloud engineering expertise, and proven ability to scale high-performing teams in a distributed or GCC environment. They must be hands-on enough to engage in architectural discussions, influence platform direction, and translate business strategy into executable engineering roadmaps.
Key Qualification:

• 15+ years leading engineering teams, including 3+ years at Director level managing managers or senior ICs
• Proven experience building and scaling engineering teams, including hiring and retaining senior talent
• Proven ability to translate multi-year strategy into squad-levelroadmapswith measurable OKRs and clear dependency management acrossthestack.
• Strong experience co-owning global platforms with distributed teams, driving alignment on priorities, architectural decisions, and operating model without escalation dependency.
• 5+ years of hands-on AWS engineering experience (notjust conversational cloud literacy)
• Expertise in cloud governance, entitlements, or policy systems, IAM/RBAC, and policy guardrails at enterprise scale
• Exposure to cloud economics / FinOps including cost attribution and optimization
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Crossplane, or CDK
• Strong background in distributed systems including Kubernetes, APIs, and event-driven architecture
• Experience designing or integrating AI / agentic capabilities into platform products, not just awareness; have shipped or materially influenced AI capabilities with measurable impact (TTR, reduced human engagement, improved compliance).
• Understanding of modern architecture: microservices, APIs, and security-by-design
• Experience in Agile/DevOps environments with CI/CD and SLO-driven operations
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
• Nice to have: AWS/Azure certifications, developer platform experience, FinOps tooling, AIOps exposure

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON:

You will lead engineering teams responsible for building and evolving Nike’s multi-cloud Management Plane, driving platform strategy, engineering excellence, and large-scale impact across cloud governance, access management, and cost optimization.

Your responsibility Includes:

• Lead and grow 3–4 engineering squads, managing managers, principals, and senior engineers
• Define technical direction and build a high-performance engineering culture within ITC
• Drive multi-year platform roadmap and translate strategy into quarterly execution plans and OKRs
• Own cloud governance systems including access management, RBAC, and policy guardrails
• Advance cloud economics through FinOps tooling and optimization initiatives
• Enable AI-native engineering practices using automation and agent-based patterns
• Ensure platform reliability, scalability, and security through SLOs and strong engineering standards
• Partner with global teams to establish ITC as a strategic engineering hub

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Director, Software Engineering Core Cloud, ITC