Senior DevOps Engineer

Our Company:
At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information. That's why we built the most complete cloud analytics and data platform for AI. By delivering harmonized data, trusted AI, and faster innovation, we uplift and empower our customers—and our customers' customers—to make better, more confident decisions. The world's top companies across every major industry trust Teradata to improve business performance, enrich customer experiences, and fully integrate data across the enterprise.

What You'll Do
As a
Senior DevOps Engineer
in our
Cloud Governance team
within Product Engineering, you will play a crucial role in ensuring secure, compliant, and cost-effective cloud operations across the organization.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Defining and enforcing governance policies for cloud account management, access controls, tagging, and resource usage.
• Monitoring and optimizing cloud spend by identifying cost-saving opportunities and implementing tools for tracking budgets and usage trends.
• Building scalable, automated workflows for provisioning, compliance, and operations to reduce manual overhead and enhance efficiency.
• Developing self-service capabilities that empower engineering teams to work within secure, approved guardrails.
• Supporting audits and ensuring cloud environments align with internal security and compliance requirements.
• Acting as a central point of coordination across engineering, security, and compliance teams to align cloud practices with strategic goals.

Who You'll Work With
You will collaborate closely with a variety of stakeholders across the organization, including:

• Engineering teams to provide tools and guidance for compliant cloud usage, perform cost tracking, budgeting, and cloud spend reporting.
• Information Security and Compliance teams to enforce access controls and ensure alignment with corporate standards and regulatory requirements.
• Product Engineering leadership to drive governance strategy in line with broader organizational goals
• You will be reporting to the Senior Manager, Software Engineering.

What Makes You a Qualified Candidate

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or Cloud Operations.
• Graduate or Postgraduate in Computer Science or Electronics with knowledge on Database concepts & SQL
• Strong expertise in managing and governing public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like YAML, Terraform, or similar.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, Groovy, Shell, or similar.
• Experience in building CI/CD pipelines and embedding governance into DevOps workflows.
• Good knowledge of cloud identity and access management (IAM, RBAC).
• Hands-on experience with Docker and StackStorm in cloud infrastructure automation and container orchestration.
• Passion for automation, security, and efficiency in cloud operations.
• Certifications in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with FinOps and enterprise compliance frameworks.
• Ability to learn new technologies and tools quickly and to leverage that knowledge for results analysis and problem solving
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

What You'll Bring

• Proactive Leadership with Ownership: A commitment to driving continuous improvement and operational excellence through strategic decision-making, clear communication, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Expertise in Cloud Financial Management: A deep understanding of cloud cost optimization and financial management, with a focus on techniques such as right-sizing, resource allocation, and cost tracking. This will bring a data-driven approach to managing cloud spend and implementing best practices that drive efficiency without compromising performance.
• Collaboration with Cross-Functional Teams: Ability to work across engineering, security, and business teams to align governance practices with organizational goals, ensuring seamless cloud adoption and usage.
• knowledge of software engineering practices and metrics
• Ability to impact and influence without authority

Why We Think You'll Love Teradata
We prioritize a people-first culture because we know our people are at the very heart of our success. We embrace a flexible work model because we trust our people to make decisions about how, when, and where they work. We focus on well-being because we care about our people and their ability to thrive both personally and professionally. We are an anti-racist company because our dedication to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is more than a statement. It is a deep commitment to doing the work to foster an equitable environment that celebrates people for all of who they are.

Teradata invites all identities and backgrounds in the workplace. We work with deliberation and intent to ensure we are cultivating collaboration and inclusivity across our global organization. ​ We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, ancestry, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, or any other legally protected status.