Manager, Cloud Engineering Governance - FedRAMP

Delinea•Redwood City, CA

21h

About The Position

Delinea is a pioneer in securing human and machine identities through intelligent, centralized authorization, empowering organizations to seamlessly govern their interactions across the modern enterprise. Leveraging AI-powered intelligence, Delinea’s leading cloud-native Identity Security Platform applies context throughout the entire identity lifecycle – across cloud and traditional infrastructure, data, SaaS applications, and AI. It is the only platform that enables you to discover all identities – including workforce, IT administrator, developers, and machines – assign appropriate access levels, detect irregularities, and respond to threats in real-time. With deployment in weeks, not months, 90% fewer resources to manage than the nearest competitor, and a 99.995% uptime, Delinea delivers robust security and operational efficiency without compromise. The company is seeking an experienced Manager of Cloud Governance to lead a team of cloud engineers responsible for governing, securing, and optimizing their multi-cloud, multi-tenant environment. This role combines people management with hands-on technical leadership across multiple Microsoft Entra tenants, AWS Organization, cloud policy enforcement, cost optimization, and vendor relationships. The ideal candidate will own day-to-day team operations, backlog execution, and cross-functional coordination, enabling the Director to focus on strategy and stakeholder engagement.

Requirements

7+ years in cloud engineering, operations, or governance with a strong focus on Azure and AWS
3+ years of direct people management experience leading technical teams
Expert-level Microsoft Entra knowledge across Entra ID, Conditional Access, Identity Protection, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Identity Governance, and multi-tenant / cross-tenant architectures
Strong IAM fundamentals: SAML, OIDC, RBAC, and JIT privilege elevation
Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform preferred) and scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash)
Experience with cloud policy frameworks (Azure Policy, AWS SCPs, Cloud Custodian) and tagging/naming governance
Experience with cloud cost optimization and financial reporting, plus vendor management for CSPs and SaaS (contracts, billing)
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience with Azure DevOps; excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Experience in regulated or compliance-heavy environments (e.g., FedRAMP, SOC 2, NIST 800-53)
Experience with Microsoft Government Cloud (GCC High, Azure Government)
Experience with AWS Organizations, consolidated billing, and multi-account governance
Familiarity with Zero Trust security frameworks and Azure Virtual Desktop or Windows 365 deployments
Familiarity with Jira Service Management (JSM) for ticketing and request workflows
Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Experience with KQL, Azure Resource Graph, or similar query and reporting tools

Responsibilities

Directly manage a small team of cloud engineers; handle hiring, coaching, performance reviews, career development, and administrative tasks (time-off, expense approvals)
Facilitate team stand-ups, planning, and backlog refinement; break down Director-defined initiatives into well-scoped, actionable work items with the team
Produce weekly status reports for leadership covering progress, blockers, and upcoming priorities
Serve as primary point of contact for cloud governance requests, escalations, and issues from Engineering and other departments; collect requirements and feedback when implementing new systems, guardrails, or CSP configurations; communicate policy changes and best practices to development teams
Develop, implement, and enforce cloud governance frameworks and policies across Azure, AWS, and SaaS platforms to meet regulatory and industry requirements
Define and manage RBAC, tagging, and naming standards across cloud service providers
Create and enforce policies using IaC and policy-as-code tooling (e.g., Azure Policy, AWS SCPs, Cloud Custodian, Terraform); design break-glass access and JIT privilege elevation workflows
Oversee multiple Microsoft Entra tenants used by Engineering and other departments, including cross-tenant synchronization, identity lifecycle management (provisioning, deprovisioning, attribute-based scoping), and SAML/OIDC authentication for SaaS applications and CSPs
Oversee hardware security key (YubiKey) lifecycle management - procurement, provisioning, and phishing-resistant authentication policies - for the FedRAMP environment
Conduct security assessments and audits; perform root cause analysis on governance-related incidents; support compliance initiatives in regulated and compliance-heavy environments, including audit readiness and evidence collection
Manage vendor relationships for cloud service providers and SaaS platforms within a shared responsibility model - including billing, contract negotiation, authentication configuration, and delegation to end users
Monitor cloud usage and spending; identify and implement cost optimization strategies; evaluate licensing models and SKU options; provide regular reports on cloud costs and usage trends to senior leadership and Finance
Contribute hands-on work as needed - writing Terraform, PowerShell, or Python for policy enforcement, automation, and infrastructure management; review infrastructure-as-code pull requests from the team; develop CI/CD pipelines for cloud policy and governance tooling deployment