Azure with Oil & Gas

Domain: Oil & Gas

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer – Azure to design, implement, secure, and manage scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on Azure architecture, infrastructure automation, networking, security, and DevOps experience, preferably within the Oil & Gas industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure, scalable, and resilient Microsoft Azure cloud architectures.
• Lead cloud migration, modernization, and infrastructure transformation initiatives.
• Deploy and manage Azure Virtual Machines, App Services, AKS, Azure Functions, Storage, and Networking.
• Design high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity solutions.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Design and manage Azure networking, including VNets, NSGs, VPNs, ExpressRoute, Load Balancers, and Application Gateways.
• Implement cloud security using Azure AD/Entra ID, RBAC, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud, and Microsoft Sentinel.
• Monitor and optimize cloud performance, availability, reliability, and costs.
• Implement cloud governance, access controls, compliance standards, and security best practices.
• Develop automation scripts using PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, application, and hybrid networking issues.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, security, QA, and architecture teams.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and participate in architectural reviews.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of overall IT experience, including 3+ years of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience.
• Strong knowledge of Azure compute, networking, storage, and identity services.
• Hands-on experience with Azure VMs, AKS, App Services, VNets, NSGs, VPN, and ExpressRoute.
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience with Terraform, ARM, or Bicep.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, encryption, secrets management, and governance.
• Experience with cloud migration, disaster recovery, high availability, and infrastructure optimization.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
• Microsoft Azure certifications: AZ-305, AZ-104, or AZ-400.
• Experience with AWS or Google Cloud Platform.
• Knowledge of FinOps and cloud cost optimization.
• Experience with enterprise-scale cloud transformation and hybrid infrastructure.

Key Success Metrics

• Secure, stable, and scalable Azure infrastructure.
• Improved cloud availability, performance, and reliability.
• Reduced infrastructure costs through optimization.
• Faster deployments through automation and CI/CD.
• Strong security, governance, and compliance.

Work Arrangement: Onsite in Houston, Texas. Candidates must be willing to work onsite.