NIKE, Inc. is looking for an experienced engineering leader to drive its Cloud Foundations team through a critical infrastructure transformation, focusing on cloud network engineering and cloud compute governance across AWS and Azure environments.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in AWS with strong network focus, including advanced VPC design, subnetting, routing, and security groups
- Extensive experience with Azure integration and networking architectures
- Hands-on proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools including Terraform and Crossplane for multi-cloud resource management
- Strong expertise in Kubernetes container orchestration, including cluster management, networking, and application deployment patterns
- Strong background in CI/CD pipeline design using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and GitHub integration
- Experience with Platform Engineering, DevOps practices, and Configuration Management
- Knowledge of CDN, DNS, containerization technologies, Edge Platform, and Infrastructure as a Service Platform technologies
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the technical vision for our cloud infrastructure platform serving Retail, Digital, Logistics, Planning, Product, Manufacturing, and Marketing
- Translate business strategies and objectives into strategic technical direction and delivery plans
- Lead and grow two specialized engineering teams: Cloud Network Engineering and Cloud Compute Governance
- Drive transformation from on-premises to cloud-native infrastructure using AWS VPC architectures and Azure integration and networking capabilities
- Establish cloud compute governance frameworks and policies to ensure consistent, secure, and cost-effective resource utilization
- Implement automation strategies focused on toil reduction and elimination of manual, error-prone processes
- Create self-service platforms and automation capabilities through Platform Engineering and DevOps practices
Other
- BS/MS degree in a technical discipline (CS/EE/ etc) or related field
- 15+ years of progressive engineering experience (with at least 5 in a leadership role)
- Proven experience leading specialized engineering teams through major technology transitions, particularly in cloud networking and compute governance
- Strong EQ alongside ability to lead teams to adapt to change
- Ability to establish best-practice software engineering methodologies for global, 24x7, high-volume, high-availability environments using metrics-based KPIs
