Senior Cloud Governance Engineer

About the role

You'll design, implement and support network and identity solutions in a public cloud (AWS) as a member of the Cloud Network and Governance team at Redfin. You’ll use your vision, development skills and experience to help shape the next iteration of Redfin’s cloud based network and identity & access solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution of Redfin’s cloud governance strategy by architecting scalable guardrails and identity solutions that balance developer velocity with the "big picture" needs of security, cost-efficiency, and organizational compliance.
• Design and implement high-quality, reliable governance frameworks (such as SCPs, IAM policies, and automated remediation), proactively managing technical ambiguity and risks to secure a complex multi-account environment.
• Partner with Infosec and Platform teams to resolve cross-team dependencies and drive consensus on cloud standards, removing obstacles to ensure that security and governance are integrated seamlessly into the deployment lifecycle.
• Promote technical excellence & mentorship: Lead the development of Infrastructure as Code for governance tooling while mentoring peers through insightful code reviews and proposing new processes to make the team’s cloud management more efficient.
• Define and track key engineering metrics related to cloud spend, security posture, and resource utilization, using these insights to contribute to long-term strategy and ensure technical choices align with business needs.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on cloud platform management experience, preferably in AWS including: Governance (Control Tower, Service Catalog, Account Factory IAM, AWS IAM Identity Center, AWS Organizations, Cognito), Network (CloudFront, VPC, WAF, Shield Route53, VPC Lattice).
• Experience with cloud platform observability tooling such as CloudWatch.
• 3+ years of experience in establishing, managing, and scaling a multi-account or multi-project cloud based environment.
• 3+ years of experience with scripting languages.

Qualifications

• Deep passion for Infrastructure as Code and can leverage tools such as Terraform, Spacelift, Terraform Cloud, Atlantis or CloudFormation.

Skills

• Strong understanding of AWS services and architecture.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

We provide a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, and paid-time off. For more details, please visit our benefits page.

Pay

$135,700.00 - $183,500.00 annually

Schedule

Full-time