Senior Cloud Engineer

Stanford Climate Ventures; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford Climate Ventures in Houston, TX, seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer to build, automate, and operate an Azure-native cloud platform, turning architectural designs into repeatable, well-governed infrastructure.

You will own infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions, and self-service platform capabilities while configuring Linux and Windows systems with automated, auditable processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8 years in infrastructure support or engineering with demonstrated progression.
• 6+ years in cloud engineering, infrastructure automation, or platform engineering.
• Production experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform and/or Bicep), including reusable modules and state management.
• Hands-on experience with Git/GitHub and GitHub Actions for CI/CD or similar product.
• Demonstrated coding ability in Python and/or PowerShell, evidenced by repositories or work samples.
• Experience managing both Linux and Windows systems through automation (e.g., Ansible, Microsoft Intune and/or Group Policy).

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure as Code & Delivery: Build and maintain IaC (Terraform and/or Bicep) and reusable modules to provision Azure resources across environments.
• CI/CD: Build CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions and enforce GitOps workflows with pull requests and peer review.

Skills

Python

PowerShell

Git/GitHub

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Automation

Linux

Windows

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

GitHub Actions

Ansible

Intune

Group Policy

SUSE Manager

Job description

The Senior Cloud Engineer builds, automates, and operates Fervo’s Azure-native cloud platform, turning architectural designs into repeatable, well-governed infrastructure. The role centers on infrastructure as code, GitHub-based delivery, self-service platform capabilities, and automated configuration of Linux and Windows systems. Success requires hands-on engineering, demonstrated coding ability, and the discipline to manage infrastructure through version-controlled, peer-reviewed practices rather than manual change.

Responsibilities

Infrastructure as Code & Delivery

• Build and maintain infrastructure as code (Terraform and/or Bicep) and reusable modules to provision Azure resources consistently across environments and sites
• Build CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions and enforce GitOps workflows where changes flow through version control, pull requests, and peer review

Platform Engineering & Self-Service

• Build and iterate golden paths and self-service capabilities, with guardrails codified as policy to keep provisioning within security, cost, and tagging standards
• Document platform capabilities so internal teams can consume them without one-to-one engineering support

Systems Configuration & Fleet Management

• Manage Linux and Windows configuration through automation—Ansible and SUSE Manager (or equivalent) for Linux; Microsoft Intune and/or Group Policy for Windows—rather than manual, host-by-host changes
• Maintain baseline images and standards so new hosts, including field and edge compute, are provisioned in a known, compliant state

Operations, Security & Compliance

• Operate Azure landing zones and platform services within an Entra ID / Zero Trust model, with observability across monitoring, logging, alerting, and cost
• Ensure changes flow through auditable pipelines supporting SOX ITGC, and apply NERC CIP-aligned controls where platform components support in-scope systems

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8 years in infrastructure support or engineering with demonstrated progression
• 6+ years in cloud engineering, infrastructure automation, or platform engineering
• Production experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform and/or Bicep), including reusable modules and state management
• Hands-on experience with Git/GitHub and GitHub Actions for CI/CD or similar product
• Demonstrated coding ability in Python and/or PowerShell, evidenced by repositories or work samples
• Experience managing both Linux and Windows systems through automation (e.g., Ansible, Microsoft Intune and/or Group Policy)

Preferred

• Platform engineering experience: internal developer platforms, golden paths, and self-service provisioning
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience; Azure remains the primary platform
• SUSE Manager (or equivalent, such as Red Hat Satellite) and Microsoft Intune at scale
• Policy-as-code (Azure Policy, Open Policy Agent) and secrets management (Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault)
• Regulated-sector experience and familiarity with NIST CSF, ISO 27001, or NERC CIP
• Certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104), Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400), or HashiCorp Terraform Associate