What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Governance Engineer position at NorthMark Strategies LLC?
We are actively seeking a highly skilled Cloud Governance Engineer to join our Platform Engineering Team based in Dallas, TX. This role requires a seasoned expert with deep knowledge in cloud architecture, best practices, and enterprise-wide technology integration. The successful candidate will design and implement robust cloud governance solutions and policies that meet both current and future needs of our diverse business units and help keep our cloud platforms safe and secure.
Responsibilities:
Design and deploy cloud solutions in alignment with organizational policies, standards, and best practices
Identify Governance needs for the organization
Develop and maintain comprehensive Compliance policies and relevant tests
Create and maintain deployment automation for new or updated policies
Lead efforts in enterprise data strategy, governance, stewardship, and metadata management to ensure data accuracy and accessibility
Build relevant cloud infrastructure to support governance and compliance enforcement including:
Create IAM roles and policies that enable policy enforcement
Lambda and/or containers to execute compliance policies
Security groups and rules that allow compliance enforcement traffic
Create and maintain observability and reports of compliance trends
Write scripts to extend the compliance platform where there are gaps in coverage
Act as a technical leader within multi-disciplined, matrixed teams, promoting innovative solutions and emerging technologies to enhance operational efficiency and security
Develop strategies for releasing new compliance policies with minimal disruption to daily work
Required Skills & Experience
Minimum of five years’ experience in cloud or hybrid environments, with a strong focus on cloud architecture and governance
Broad AWS experience across multiple services
Deep understanding of enterprise data strategy, governance practices, and stewardship principles along with knowledge in data standards and metadata management
Experience in architecting cloud-based security solutions and familiarity with container-based architectures including Kubernetes
Experience with infrastructure as code languages such as Terraform
Experience with Python and the AWS SDK
Experience with CI/CD pipeline automation tools such as GitHub Actions
Preferred Skills & Experience
Experience with Compliance as Code platforms such as Cloud Custodian, Harness, Cloudbolt
Experience with hybrid cloud configurations
Experience in an organization with mature governance practices
Experience in an organization with many AWS accounts
It is impossible to list every requirement for, or responsibility of, any position. Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company’s needs may change over time. Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive. The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description. The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business needs.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Benefits & Perks:
Company-Paid Benefits: 100% Employer-Paid Medical in our High Deductible Health Plan, Dental and Vision benefits for employees and their families, 16 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program, Life insurance, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
401(k): Company will match 100% of your contributions up to 6%
Optional Employee-Paid Benefits: Medical insurance in our PPO plan and a variety of other benefits such as Health Savings Accounts (with Company Contribution!), Flexible Spending Accounts, Supplemental Life Insurance, Wellhub and more.
Time Off: 25 days of Paid Time Off plus 12 company holidays
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
NORTHMARK STRATEGIES LLC IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. THE COMPANY'S POLICY IS NOT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, MARITAL STATUS, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, AND GENETIC INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER BASIS PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE FIRM ALSO PROHIBITS HARASSMENT OF APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES BASED ON ANY OF THESE PROTECTED CATEGORIES.
