VP, Scalable Distributed Systems & Cloud Security

Nile Global, Inc

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 260,000 - 420,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Nile Global, Inc. seeks a Vice President of Engineering, Distributed Systems to steer scalable distributed systems and secure cloud software powering Nile’s cloud-managed enterprise networking platform.

The role demands strong expertise in distributed systems, cloud security software, and enterprise IdP integrations, with production experience on AWS/GCP. Candidate will lead engineering teams, set technical direction, and collaborate with Product, Security, Network Engineering, and Cloud

Qualifications

18+ years of software engineering experience, including substantial distributed-systems experience.
10+ years of engineering leadership experience.
Proven experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems in production.
Strong experience developing cloud services on AWS and/or GCP.
Experience developing cloud security software and integrating enterprise IdPs.
Solid understanding of authentication, authorization, secure software design, and APIs.
Strong technical leadership, architectural judgment, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture and development of scalable, reliable distributed systems and cloud control-plane services.
Oversee software for network provisioning, configuration management, policy enforcement, and lifecycle automation.
Lead integrations with enterprise IdPs, including Microsoft Entra ID and Okta, using SAML for single sign-on and SCIM for identity provisioning and synchronization.
Guide design and development of cloud-native services running on AWS and/or GCP.
Ensure distributed services are scalable, reliable, observable, and resilient; partner with Cloud Operations for production readiness and secure deployments.
Set technical direction, architecture standards, and software quality expectations; collaborate with Product, Security, Network Engineering, and Cloud Operations.