Senior Cloud Automation & Governance Architect

Nutanix; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Nutanix is seeking a Lead Cloud Automation & Governance Engineer to drive architecture, governance and automation across AWS, GCP and Azure. You will lead cross‑functional efforts, define guardrails, and own enterprise self‑service capabilities while enabling scalable, secure cloud operations.

The role emphasizes hands‑on leadership, advanced Terraform and GitOps, and collaboration with the IT Cloud Ops team to optimize FinOps and deployment processes.

Qualifications

• 7+ years building cloud infrastructure on AWS
• Experience with IAM, Organizations, cross‑account access
• Proficient with Terraform, GitOps and CI/CD pipelines

Responsibilities

• Define and govern cloud platforms across AWS, GCP and Azure
• Lead automation, security guardrails and operational standards
• Architect and implement multi‑account/multi‑region cloud solutions
• Drive FinOps, cost visibility and enterprise rollout of automation
• Mentor engineers and promote reusable tooling across teams

Skills

AWS

IAM & Organizations

GitOps

Terraform

Python/Go

GCP/Azure governance

Tools

GitHub Actions

CI/CD tooling

Terraform

Job description

Nutanix is seeking a Lead Cloud Automation & Governance Engineer to drive architecture, governance and automation across AWS, GCP and Azure. You will lead cross‑functional efforts, define guardrails, and own enterprise self‑service capabilities while enabling scalable, secure cloud operations.

The role emphasizes hands‑on leadership, advanced Terraform and GitOps, and collaboration with the IT Cloud Ops team to optimize FinOps and deployment processes.