[Hiring] Cloud Foundations Engineer @The Wendy's Company

Role Description

An Engineer of Cloud Foundations is responsible for implementing and maintaining the foundational infrastructure that supports enterprise cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. This role ensures the reliability, scalability, and security of cloud platforms by supporting efforts in infrastructure automation, identity and access management, and platform governance.

• Deploy foundational cloud components including networking, IAM, logging, and monitoring across multi-cloud environments.
• Automate foundational infrastructure efforts using Terraform, Jenkins, and GitHub workflows to support scalable and repeatable deployments.
• Implement cloud security best practices, including role-based access controls, policy enforcement, and audit logging. Ensure compliance with internal and external standards.
• Monitor and optimize cloud platform performance, availability, and cost. Collaborate with product and platform teams to ensure operational excellence.
• Work closely with FinOps, data engineering, and product teams to ensure foundational services meet evolving business needs.
• Maintain detailed documentation of cloud foundation architecture, processes, and standards. Mentor engineers and promote best practices across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees or certifications in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) are a plus.
• 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.
• FinOps experience a plus.

Requirements

• Expected Work Location (Remote): It is expected that you will primarily perform work remotely. You may be asked to travel, as needed, to the Wendy's Restaurant Support Center (RSC) or to other location(s) as designated by the Company.

Benefits

• The target annual bonus for this role is 7.5% of annualized base salary, based on actual company and personal performance.
• Eligible for a wide array of benefits, including parental leave, free EAP sessions, company 401k match, and other great offerings.
• For more details about our benefits, including an overview of eligibility and terms for certain benefits, please visit our benefits website, www.wendysbenefits.com.