DENSO · 18 hours ago
Cloud Engineer 5
Southfield, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$181K/yr - $226K/yr
15+ years expDENSO is a company focused on digital transformation and enterprise architecture. They are seeking a Cloud Engineer to provide technical leadership across cloud, edge systems, DevOps, data, and AI ecosystems, ensuring alignment with business strategy and transformation objectives.
AutomotiveManufacturingProduct Design
Responsibilities
Owns the multi-year digital transformation architecture vision and roadmap aligned to business strategy, OKRs, and value streams
Translates business needs into target-state architectures, reference models, and transformation runways with measurable KPIs
Advocates for product-centric engineering, platform models, and modern software development practices
Defines enterprise reference architectures for hybrid/multi-cloud, edge/IoT, and associated data and security layers
Establishes architecture principles, non-functional requirements, decision records, and design patterns
Creates reusable architectural blueprints, accelerators, and landing zones supporting scale and compliance
Leads design of cloud-native platforms including containers, serverless, service mesh, and API ecosystems
Guides microservices decomposition, event-driven architectures, and cloud–edge integration patterns
Provides architecture sign-off on scalability, performance, and resiliency decisions
Defines enterprise DevOps standards including CI/CD, IaC, GitOps, and automated testing strategies
Leads adoption of SRE practices such as SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, and observability frameworks
Drives automation of compliance controls, security policies, and platform configurations
Enables security-by-design through threat modeling, workload identity, encryption standards, and automated controls
Ensures continuous compliance with regulatory and corporate standards
Leads architecture risk assessments and approves changes to overall security posture
Defines architectures for high availability, multi-region resilience, and disaster recovery
Leads escalation during major incidents and directs systemic corrective actions
Establishes service maturity frameworks and lifecycle governance
Conducts TCO/ROI analysis for architectural initiatives and platform investments
Implements cloud cost governance and optimization strategies
Provides transparency into cloud costs and aligns spending with business value
Provides enterprise-level technical leadership across programs and platforms
Collaborates and aligns strategy with global headquarters in Japan
Prepares and delivers executive-level technical presentations, reviews, and proposal content
Conducts market research and benchmarking to inform long-term technology strategy
Sponsors innovation pilots, POCs, and emerging technology evaluations
Contributes to patent searches and intellectual-property development
Mentors senior engineers and technical leaders to build architecture competency
Leads communities of practice and engineering best-practice development
Promotes a culture of inclusion, continuous learning, and collaboration
Provides hands-on support for high-priority prototypes, performance tuning, or escalated issues
Defines operational readiness and ensures effective 24/7 support posture for critical systems
Performs additional responsibilities consistent with senior technical and architectural leadership
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
15+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud engineering, DevOps, or systems architecture roles
Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale digital transformation initiatives
Proven track record architecting complex solutions in multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud environments
Deep expertise in at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP), with broad knowledge of cross-cloud patterns
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, Go, Java, C#, etc.)
Strong proficiency with: Cloud-native architectures: containers, Kubernetes, serverless, service mesh; IaC and DevOps: Terraform, CloudFormation, GitOps, CI/CD, artifact management; SRE practices: SLOs/SLIs, error budgets, observability, chaos engineering; Integration patterns: API gateways, event-driven and messaging systems; Networking concepts: VPCs, subnets, routing, firewalls, load balancers, service networking
Ability to develop and communicate enterprise architecture strategies, standards, and long-term roadmaps
Strong portfolio of technical decision-making artifacts (ADRs, architecture diagrams, reference architectures)
Proven experience influencing senior leadership and aligning technical direction across global teams
Ability to balance innovation with risk, cost, and operational sustainability
Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex architectural concepts to executive audiences
Preferred
Familiarity with edge-to-cloud integration patterns
Experience working with Japanese audiences and some Japanese language is preferred
Cloud architecture certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, GCP Professional Cloud Architect)
DevOps/SRE certifications (CKA/CKAD, Terraform, SRE Foundation)
Security certifications (CISSP, CCSP, or cloud security equivalents)
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug plans
401K with 4% Company Match
Vacation/PTO and 13 paid Holidays
Bonus Program
FSA/HSA and Dependent Care Programs
Company provided Life, Disability, ADD and Business Travel Insurance
Various No Cost Wellness & Chronic Condition Management Programs
Various Optional Insurance programs such as legal, identity theft, critical illness, etc.
Tuition Reimbursement
Career Development and Ongoing Training
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Spotlight and Recognition Program
Volunteer Opportunities
Onsite Fitness Center (vary by location)
Cafeteria and food markets (vary by location)
Onsite Health Clinic and Pharmacy (vary by location)
Company
DENSO
Denso is a supplier of advanced automotive technology.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$49.17MKey Investors
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
2022-11-09Post Ipo Debt· $49.17M
2011-01-14IPO
Leadership Team
Akio Shikamura
Senior Executive Director
Akio Tajima
Senior Executive Director
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