Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure

Rubrik; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Rubrik is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to lead the design, governance, and optimization of a secure multi-cloud foundation supporting our AI and data protection platforms. You will shape onboarding, IAM, and cost governance across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI, while mentoring a growing CloudOps team.

You’ll drive automation pipelines and IaC templates, advancing secure, scalable cloud ops, security controls, and compliance across deployments.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of CloudOps, Engineering, or Software Architecture experience, with deep expertise in at least one major public cloud (AWS/GCP/AZure) and familiarity with others (OCI, etc).
• Expertise in multi-cloud IAM, Org/Project design, security policies, logging/monitoring, and access controls.
• Strong skills in automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform/CDK/Azure Bicep.
• Proven experience in cloud financial management and cost optimization strategies.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, mentorship, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and governance of secure multi-cloud foundations across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.
• Drive secure landing zones, multi-account structures, IAM policies, and cost governance.
• Develop IaC templates and automation pipelines with Terraform, CloudFormation, Flux, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD.
• Identify cost-optimization opportunities via rightsizing, storage tiering, and architecture reviews.
• Mentor and lead a growing CloudOps team.

Skills

CloudOps

IAM Policy

IaC Automation

Terraform

Security & Compliance

Leadership & Mentoring

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Azure Bicep

Job description

About The Team & Role

We're building Rubrik Agent Cloud, the enterprise platform to monitor, govern, and remediate AI agents. Our team operates at the intersection of AI, distributed systems, and enterprise security, creating solutions that make it possible for organizations to operate production-grade AI agents at scale.

What You’ll Do

As a Cloud Platform Engineer on this team, you will be a key leader in building, governing, and optimizing the multi-cloud foundation that powers our platform. You will drive the strategy for how we securely and efficiently scale our services across various cloud providers.

This role is perfect for a hands-on technical leader who is passionate about automation, security, and mentoring a growing team.

Design And Govern Secure Cloud Foundations

• Drive end-to-end cloud onboarding process for new business units, applications, and teams across multiple clouds such as AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.
• Drive Implementation of secure landing zones, multi-account/tenant structures, IAM and Policies.
• Enforce tagging standards, resource hierarchy models, and governance frameworks to enable accountability, cost tracking, and lifecycle management.
• Manage and evolve IAM, SSO, Org/Subscription/Project policies, and Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC) across all clouds.

Embed Security And Compliance At Scale

• Design and implement security controls including encryption, KMS, VPC Service Controls, privileged access management (PIM), and audit logging.
• Proactively address security vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and compliance gaps in collaboration with the InfoSec teams.
• Lead periodic Compliance Audits, cloud security and producing mitigation and remediation strategies.

Drive Automation, Efficiency, And Optimization

• Collaborate with the team for development of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) templates and automation pipelines using Terraform, Cloudformation, and CI/CD (Flux, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD etc) to support and manage various aspects of Cloud Operations.
• Continuously identify cost-optimization opportunities via rightsizing, storage tiering, idle resource elimination, and architecture reviews.

Experience You’ll Need

You are a passionate and experienced cloud expert who thrives on building scalable, secure, and automated systems.

• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of CloudOps, Engineering, or Software Architecture experience, with deep expertise in at least one major public cloud (AWS/GCP/AZure) and familiarity with others (OCI, etc).
• Expertise in multi-cloud IAM, Org/Project design, security policies, logging/monitoring, and access controls.
• Strong skills in automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform/CDK/Azure Bicep.
• Proven experience in cloud financial management and cost optimization strategies.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, mentorship, and leadership skills.

Nice To Have

• Knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks (SOX, FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO, HIPAA).
• Understanding of FedRAMP operational controls; past FedRAMP environment experience is a significant plus.
• Experience working at the intersection of infrastructure and product - a track record of working with product and backend engineers to design and build novel solutions that are not constrained by runtime environment e.g. onprem, customer cloud, neo cloud, or managed cloud
• Experience proactively solving customer pain points at the infrastructure level (simplifying customer onboarding procedures, redesigning systems to meet customer security requirements)
• Experience with modern performance programming languages such as Go, Rust is a plus
• Deep knowledge of modern cloud infrastructure across clouds via service mesh networking (Istio/LinkerD, envoy, eBPF a plus).
• Experience building systems meant to be deployed in various external environments, such as customer cloud accounts (On-prem a plus).

US Pay Range

$158,000-$237,000 USD

The minimum and maximum base salaries for this role are posted below; additionally, the role is eligible for bonus potential, equity and benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the role based on U.S. location. Within the range, the salary offered will be determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Join Us in Securing and Accelerating the World's AI Transformation

Rubrik (RBRK), the Security and AI Operations Company, leads at the intersection of data protection, cyber resilience, and enterprise AI acceleration. Rubrik Security Cloud delivers complete cyber resilience by securing, monitoring, and recovering data, identities, and workloads across clouds. Rubrik Agent Cloud accelerates trusted AI agent deployments at scale by monitoring and auditing agentic actions, enforcing real-time guardrails, fine-tuning for accuracy and undoing agentic mistakes.

Inclusion @ Rubrik

At Rubrik, we are dedicated to fostering a culture where people from all backgrounds are valued, feel they belong, and believe they can succeed. Our commitment to inclusion is at the heart of our mission to secure the world’s data.

Our goal is to hire and promote the best talent, regardless of background. We continually review our hiring practices to ensure fairness and strive to create an environment where every employee has equal access to opportunities for growth and excellence. We believe in empowering everyone to bring their authentic selves to work and achieve their fullest potential.

Our inclusion strategy focuses on three core areas of our business and culture:

• Our Company: We are committed to building a merit-based organization that offers equal access to growth and success for all employees globally. Your potential is limitless here.
• Our Culture: We strive to create an inclusive atmosphere where individuals from all backgrounds feel a strong sense of belonging, can thrive, and do their best work. Your contributions help us innovate and break boundaries.
• Our Communities: We are dedicated to expanding our engagement with the communities we operate in, creating opportunities for underrepresented talent and driving greater innovation for our clients. Your impact extends beyond Rubrik, contributing to safer and stronger communities.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Rubrik is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Rubrik provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Rubrik complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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