Senior Systems & Azure Cloud Engineer

Superior Energy - Houston, TX

- Mid Level

Houston, TX

Publishing Industries

About the position

The position involves designing, deploying, and maintaining scalable and secure cloud infrastructure across Azure, AWS, and hybrid environments. The role requires monitoring and optimizing cloud resources for performance, cost-efficiency, and ensuring high availability (100% uptime). The candidate will develop and implement scripts for automation of deployment, monitoring, and reporting, while ensuring security compliance by analyzing threats and applying best practices for data protection and privacy in cloud environments. The individual will lead troubleshooting and issue resolution for complex cloud-related problems, providing advanced support to internal teams. Management of Azure services such as Azure SQL, Azure Data Lake, Data Factory, and SQL Data Warehouse is essential, with a focus on optimizing performance and scalability. The role also includes evaluating and architecting migration strategies for on-premises infrastructure and applications to Azure, participating in POCs and deployment of AWS/Azure infrastructure, and ensuring seamless integration and transition to production environments. Maintaining a 24x7 global cloud infrastructure is critical, ensuring high availability for critical applications and services. The candidate will support cloud integration for mergers and acquisitions by evaluating, consolidating, and migrating acquired IT infrastructures into existing systems. Collaboration with global teams to standardize cloud environments across newly acquired entities is necessary, ensuring compliance with corporate governance and security standards. The role also involves leading cloud infrastructure assessments for potential acquisitions, providing insights on technology compatibility, scalability, and future growth potential, as well as developing strategies for seamless IT integration in cross-border acquisitions, focusing on optimizing cloud services and minimizing downtime.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable and secure cloud infrastructure across Azure, AWS, and hybrid environments.
• Monitor and optimize cloud resources for performance, cost-efficiency, and high availability (100% uptime).
• Develop and implement scripts for automation of deployment, monitoring, and reporting.
• Ensure security compliance by analyzing threats and applying best practices for data protection and privacy in cloud environments.
• Lead troubleshooting and issue resolution for complex cloud-related problems, providing advanced support to internal teams.
• Manage Azure services such as Azure SQL, Azure Data Lake, Data Factory, and SQL Data Warehouse, optimizing performance and scalability.
• Evaluate and architect migration strategies for on-premises infrastructure and applications to Azure.
• Participate in POCs and deployment of AWS/Azure infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration and transition to production environments.
• Maintain 24x7 global cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability for critical applications and services.
• Support cloud integration for mergers and acquisitions by evaluating, consolidating, and migrating acquired IT infrastructures into existing systems.
• Collaborate with global teams to standardize cloud environments across newly acquired entities, ensuring compliance with corporate governance and security standards.
• Lead cloud infrastructure assessments for potential acquisitions, providing insights on technology compatibility, scalability, and future growth potential.
• Develop strategies for seamless IT integration in cross-border acquisitions, focusing on optimizing cloud services and minimizing downtime.

Requirements

• Proficiency in cloud platforms: Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Azure and experience with AWS or Google Cloud is a plus.
• Strong skills in PowerShell, Python, or similar languages for cloud automation and deployment tasks.
• Ability to analyze, design, and implement secure cloud environments in compliance with industry standards.
• Deep understanding of networking technologies (e.g., VNETs, VPNs) and storage solutions within cloud platforms.
• Experience in migrating on-premise systems and databases to cloud environments, particularly Azure.
• Proven ability to work across teams and lead initiatives that involve development, infrastructure, and cloud operations.
• Strong commitment to staying current with the latest cloud technologies, tools, and best practices.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure management during mergers and acquisitions, especially with integrating diverse IT environments.
• Ability to work effectively with international teams and understand regulatory requirements across different regions.
• Proven ability to design cloud solutions that accommodate growth, scalability, and acquisition integration.

Nice-to-haves

• Hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Azure Data Lake, and Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
• Previous involvement in at least two significant cloud migration projects.
• Capable of evaluating cloud technology trends and recommending strategies for continuous improvement.
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or other relevant certifications.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability
• Life
• Matching 401(k)