Cloud Architect

Oxy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxy is seeking a Cloud Architecture & Strategy leader to design and govern enterprise cloud solutions across AWS and Azure. You will define platform standards, reference architectures, and best practices while evaluating hosting models including Kubernetes, containers, and serverless.

Responsibilities include steering cloud adoption, building scalable architectures, and partnering with SRE to ensure reliability and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in cloud architecture, platform engineering, or DevOps.
• Deep expertise in AWS and Azure services.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS, AKS) and containers.
• Strong IaC experience using Terraform.
• Experience implementing observability platforms and monitoring solutions.
• Strong understanding of SRE, DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud operating models.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect enterprise cloud solutions across AWS and Azure.
• Define cloud platform standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.
• Evaluate hosting models (Kubernetes, containers, serverless) for requirements.
• Support cloud adoption initiatives focusing on scalability, security, reliability.
• Architect and manage Kubernetes platforms (EKS, AKS, ECS).
• Develop reusable IaC modules using Terraform and cloud-native tooling.
• Promote DevOps and platform engineering practices across teams.

Skills

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Observability

SRE

Cloud networking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Systems

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Oxy produces , markets and transports oil and natural gas to maximize value and provide resources fundamental to life. The company leverages its global leadership in carbon management to advance lower-carbon technologies and products. Headquartered in Houston, Oxy primarily operates in the United States, Middle East and North Africa. To learn more, visit Oxy

Oxy strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business.

Cloud Architecture & Strategy

• Design and architect enterprise cloud solutions across AWS and Azure.
• Define cloud platform standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.
• Evaluate application requirements and recommend appropriate hosting models, including Kubernetes, containers, serverless, and platform services.
• Support cloud adoption initiatives while ensuring scalability, security, and operational sustainability.

Platform Engineering

• Architect and manage Kubernetes platforms, including EKS, AKS, ECS, and container services.
• Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code modules using Terraform and cloud-native tooling.
• Create self-service platform capabilities that enable application teams to deploy and manage workloads efficiently.
• Establish engineering standards for cloud platform onboarding, deployment, and lifecycle management.

Cloud Operations & Reliability

• Drive operational excellence through automation, monitoring, observability, and incident response processes.
• Partner with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams to improve service availability, resiliency, MTTD, and MTTR.
• Implement operational runbooks, automated remediation, and continuous improvement practices.
• Support production platforms and ensure high availability of business-critical services.

DevOps & Automation

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Git-based workflows, and cloud-native deployment processes.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, compliance, and deployment activities.
• Promote DevOps and platform engineering practices across development and operations teams.
• Reduce manual effort through automation and infrastructure standardization.

Observability & FinOps

• Architect monitoring and observability solutions using tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, and enterprise observability platforms.
• Define and implement dashboards, alerts, SLIs, SLOs, and reliability metrics.
• Support cloud cost optimization initiatives through FinOps practices, capacity planning, and resource governance.
• Provide visibility into platform health, utilization, and operational performance.

Security & Governance

• Ensure cloud solutions comply with enterprise security, networking, IAM, and governance requirements.
• Partner with security teams to implement cloud guardrails and compliance controls.
• Review platform architectures for resiliency, risk management, and operational readiness.
• Promote secure-by-design architecture principles.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in cloud architecture, platform engineering, or DevOps engineering.
• Deep expertise in AWS and Azure services.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS, AKS), containers, and cloud networking.
• Strong Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform.
• Experience implementing observability platforms and operational monitoring solutions.
• Strong understanding of SRE, DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud operating models.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Solutions Architect Professional and/or Azure Architect certifications.
• Experience building enterprise AI/ML or cloud platforms.
• Experience leading cloud transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Knowledge of FinOps, platform engineering, and Site Reliability Engineering practices.
• Experience supporting multi-cloud enterprise environments.