Senior Cloud Engineer

Hiring: Senior Cloud Engineer – Azure (Oil & Gas Domain) Job Title: Senior Cloud Engineer – Microsoft Azure Location: Onsite – Houston, Texas, USA Industry: Oil & Gas / Energy Domain Job Type: Full-Time / Contract We are looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer – Azure to design, implement, secure, and optimize enterprise cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, cloud architecture, DevOps automation, infrastructure modernization, and security practices within large-scale enterprise environments. Key Responsibilities: ☁️ Azure Cloud Architecture & Design Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available Azure cloud solutions Define cloud architecture standards, governance, and best practices Lead cloud migration initiatives including: Lift & Shift Cloud modernization Application refactoring ⚙️ Cloud Implementation & Operations Deploy and manage Azure services including: Azure Virtual Machines App Services Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure Functions Azure Storage Azure Networking Implement high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud performance and cost 🚀 DevOps & Automation Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using: Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Automate infrastructure provisioning using: Terraform ARM Templates Bicep Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and deployment automation Support containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes 🔐 Cloud Security & Compliance Implement Azure security solutions: Azure AD / Entra ID Key Vault Defender for Cloud Microsoft Sentinel Manage IAM, RBAC, policies, encryption, and security controls Support compliance and enterprise security requirements 🌐 Azure Networking Design and manage: Azure VNets NSGs VPN Gateway ExpressRoute Load Balancers Application Gateway Troubleshoot hybrid cloud connectivity issues 🤝 Collaboration & Leadership Work closely with DevOps, development, infrastructure, and security teams Participate in architecture reviews and technical decisions Mentor junior engineers and drive cloud best practices Required Skills & Qualifications: ✅ 5+ years IT experience with 3+ years hands-on Azure experience ✅ Strong experience in Azure cloud engineering and operations Azure Expertise: Azure Compute (VMs, AKS, App Services) Azure Networking (VNet, VPN, ExpressRoute) Azure Storage (Blob, File, Disk) Azure Identity (Azure AD / Entra ID, RBAC) DevOps & Automation: Terraform / ARM / Bicep Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions Docker & Kubernetes PowerShell / Python / Bash scripting Monitoring & Security: Azure Monitor Log Analytics Application Insights Cloud security best practices Preferred Qualifications: ⭐ AZ-305 – Azure Solutions Architect Expert ⭐ AZ-104 – Azure Administrator ⭐ AZ-400 – Azure DevOps Engineer ⭐ Multi-cloud exposure (AWS/GCP) ⭐ FinOps & cloud cost optimization experience ⭐ Oil & Gas / Energy industry experience 📩 Interested candidates please share your updated resume. Thanks & Regards, Sapna Daniel – Lead US IT Recruitment ✉️ sapna@quebecsol.com 🔗 LinkedIn: sapna-daniel1a8512140 Show more Show less