Engineer - Cloud Foundations

Summary

The Wendy's Company is a restaurant brand with a culture focused on openness, flexibility, and inclusiveness. The Engineer - Cloud Foundations will implement and maintain foundational infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP, supporting automation, identity and access management, security, governance, reliability, and scalability. The role will also collaborate with FinOps, engineering, data engineering, product, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Cloud Infrastructure Design & Implementation Deploy foundational cloud components including networking, IAM, logging, and monitoring across multi-cloud environments
• Automation & CI/CD Enablement Automate foundational infrastructure efforts using Terraform, Jenkins, and GitHub workflows to support scalable and repeatable deployments
• Security & Governance Implement cloud security best practices, including role-based access controls, policy enforcement, and audit logging. Ensure compliance with internal and external standards
• Platform Reliability & Operations Monitor and optimize cloud platform performance, availability, and cost. Collaborate with product and platform teams to ensure operational excellence
• Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with FinOps, data engineering, and product teams to ensure foundational services meet evolving business needs
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing Maintain detailed documentation of cloud foundation architecture, processes, and standards. Mentor engineers and promote best practices across teams

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree
• Bachelors Degree , in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure or platform engineering Including experience in at least 2 cloud providers
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code and automation tools
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD platforms
• Strong understanding of cloud security and governance frameworks Including IAM, encryption, policy enforcement, and compliance standards across multi-cloud environments
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and cost optimization tools
• Familiarity with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, or native cloud cost explorers
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Ability to work effectively with engineering, finance, and business teams to align cloud foundations with strategic goals
• Advanced degrees or certifications in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) are a plus
• FinOps experience a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's Degree
• Bachelors Degree , in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure or platform engineering Including experience in at least 2 cloud providers
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code and automation tools
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD platforms
• Strong understanding of cloud security and governance frameworks Including IAM, encryption, policy enforcement, and compliance standards across multi-cloud environments
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and cost optimization tools
• Familiarity with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, or native cloud cost explorers
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Ability to work effectively with engineering, finance, and business teams to align cloud foundations with strategic goals

Nice to Haves

• Advanced degrees or certifications in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) are a plus
• FinOps experience a plus

Benefits

• Target annual bonus of 7.5% of annualized base salary, based on actual company and personal performance.
• Parental leave
• Free EAP sessions
• Company 401k match
• Primarily remote work arrangement