Senior Cloud Engineer

Job summary

The Senior Cloud Engineer builds and operates an Azure-native platform, translating architecture into repeatable, governed infrastructure for cloud, field, and edge systems. Responsibilities include developing Terraform or Bicep modules, GitHub Actions CI/CD and GitOps workflows, self-service provisioning, and automated Linux and Windows fleet management, while supporting observability and auditable controls aligned with SOX ITGC and NERC CIP. The role requires strong coding and cloud automation experience and follows a hybrid schedule with three office days per week in Houston.

Benefits

Qualifications

• 8 years of infrastructure support or engineering experience with demonstrated progression.
• 6+ years of cloud engineering, infrastructure automation, or platform engineering experience.
• Production experience with Terraform and/or Bicep, reusable modules, and state management.
• Hands-on Git/GitHub and GitHub Actions or comparable CI/CD product experience.
• Demonstrated coding ability in Python and/or PowerShell.
• Experience automating management of both Linux and Windows systems.
• Preferred experience with internal developer platforms, golden paths, and self-service provisioning.
• Preferred GCP experience; Azure is the primary platform.
• Preferred SUSE Manager or equivalent, Microsoft Intune at scale, policy-as-code, secrets management, and regulated-sector controls.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Azure infrastructure as code using Terraform and/or Bicep, including reusable modules.
• Develop GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows using version control, pull requests, and peer review.
• Create golden paths and self-service platform capabilities with security, cost, and tagging guardrails.
• Document platform capabilities for internal teams.
• Automate Linux and Windows configuration and fleet management.
• Maintain compliant baseline images and standards for cloud, field, and edge compute hosts.
• Operate Azure landing zones and platform services within an Entra ID and Zero Trust model.
• Provide monitoring, logging, alerting, and cost observability.
• Maintain auditable change pipelines supporting SOX ITGC and apply NERC CIP-aligned controls where applicable.

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