Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Houston, TX

1. Core Competencies & Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Design & Provisioning: Lead the design and provision of complex scalable multi-cloud infrastructure (Azure) including VMs AKS clusters VNets and various storage solutions (Blob Storage).

IaC Expertise: Develop implement and maintain advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using Terraform modules and ARM Templates (or Bicep).

Secure State Management: Implement secure backend state management practices for Terraform.

Optimization: Configure and optimize Azure services (e.g. Load Balancers Key Vault) for performance cost and reliability.

DevOps CI/CD and Containerization

Automation Frameworks: Design develop and lead CI/CD automation frameworks and multi-stage pipelines utilizing tools such as Azure DevOps GitLab GitHub Actions or Jenkins.

Advanced CI/CD: Automate critical tasks such as AKS cluster version upgrades with near-zero downtime.

Container Orchestration: Expertly orchestrate and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS) to support mission-critical operations.

Scripting & Automation: Maintain proficiency in scripting and system automation using Python PowerShell and Bash.

Security Governance and Compliance

Governance Leadership: Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-wide cloud governance initiatives including enforcing Azure tagging policies naming conventions and policy-driven compliance reporting using Azure Policy.

Security Implementation: Implement and enforce robust security protocols including RBAC SSO and data access controls.

Secrets Management: Establish and maintain secure code pipelines and manage secrets using enterprise-grade tools like HashiCorp Vault and Sentinel.

Network Security: Configure and manage advanced network security solutions including Azure Application Gateway (with WAF) and third-party firewalls (e.g. FortiGate).

Compliance: Ensure infrastructure security and compliance with organizational

standards and regulations.

Cloud Optimization & Operations

Cost Optimization: Proactively identify and execute significant cost savings measures (target 35% reduction) including VM right-sizing Reserved Instance planning and idle resource cleanup.

Resource Hygiene: Develop scripts and automated processes to audit and clean up unused or orphaned resources (vnet disks public IPs compute storage).

Monitoring & Alerting: Configure and maintain enterprise monitoring solutions including Azure Monitor and Log Analytics (or Application Insights) for proactive alerting performance insights and operational dashboards.

3. Required Qualifications & Competencies

Experience: Proven experience as a Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer (or similar roles like Senior Cloud Developer or Cloud Systems Engineer) with 10 years of hands-on experience.

Core Technical Stack: Expertise in Multi-Cloud Architecture (Azure expert level competency) Terraform CI/CD Automation (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions) and Virtualisation Storage concepts Containerization & Orchestration (Docker Kubernetes).

Proficiency:

Hands-on experience with any of the development languages Python Bash

and PowerShell.

Domain: Oil & Gas (Preferred)

Leadership: Demonstrated commitment to mentorship and collaboration to cultivate a

high-performing culture.

Mindset: A strong focus on delivering reliable scalable and efficient platforms.: Configure and optimize Azure services (e.g. Load Balancers Key Vault) for performance cost and reliability.

DevOps CI/CD and Containerization

Automation Frameworks: Design develop and lead CI/CD automation frameworks and multi-stage pipelines utilizing tools such as Azure DevOps GitLab GitHub Actions or Jenkins.

Advanced CI/CD: Automate critical tasks such as AKS cluster version upgrades with near-zero downtime.

Container Orchestration: Expertly orchestrate and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS) to support mission-critical operations.

Scripting & Automation: Maintain proficiency in scripting and system automation using Python PowerShell and Bash.

Security Governance and Compliance

Governance Leadership: Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-wide cloud governance initiatives including enforcing Azure tagging policies naming conventions and policy-driven compliance reporting using Azure Policy.

Security Implementation: Implement and enforce robust security protocols including RBAC SSO and data access controls.

Secrets Management: Establish and maintain secure code pipelines and manage secrets using enterprise-grade tools like HashiCorp Vault and Sentinel.

Network Security: Configure and manage advanced network security solutions including Azure Application Gateway (with WAF) and third-party firewalls (e.g. FortiGate).

Compliance: Ensure infrastructure security and compliance with organizational

standards and regulations.

Cloud Optimization & Operations

Cost Optimization: Proactively identify and execute significant cost savings measures (target 35% reduction) including VM right-sizing Reserved Instance planning and idle resource cleanup.

Resource Hygiene: Develop scripts and automated processes to audit and clean up unused or orphaned resources (vnet disks public IPs compute storage).

Monitoring & Alerting: Configure and maintain enterprise monitoring solutions including Azure Monitor and Log Analytics (or Application Insights) for proactive alerting performance insights and operational dashboards.

3. Required Qualifications & Competencies

Experience: Proven experience as a Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer (or similar roles like Senior Cloud Developer or Cloud Systems Engineer) with 10 years of hands-on experience.

Core Technical Stack: Expertise in Multi-Cloud Architecture (Azure expert level competency) Terraform CI/CD Automation (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions) and Virtualisation Storage concepts Containerization & Orchestration (Docker Kubernetes).

Proficiency:

Hands-on experience with any of the development languages Python Bash

and PowerShell.

Domain: Oil & Gas (Preferred)

Leadership: Demonstrated commitment to mentorship and collaboration to cultivate a

high-performing culture.

Mindset: A strong focus on delivering reliable scalable and efficient platforms.