Senior Cloud Engineer

Fervo Energy Co.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Fervo Energy in Houston, TX, is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, automate, and operate our Azure-native cloud platform, turning architecture into repeatable, well-governed infrastructure. The role focuses on infrastructure as code, GitHub-based delivery, self-service capabilities, and automated configuration of Linux and Windows systems, with hands-on engineering and peer-reviewed changes.

You will work across security, reliability, and cost controls, ensuring platforms meet industry

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• 8 years in infrastructure support or engineering with progression.
• 6+ years in cloud engineering, infrastructure automation, or platform engineering.
• Production experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform and/or Bicep).
• Hands-on experience with Git/GitHub and GitHub Actions for CI/CD.
• Coding ability in Python and/or PowerShell.
• Experience automating Linux and Windows systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain IaC to provision Azure resources across environments.
• Build CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and enforce GitOps workflows.
• Develop self-service capabilities with policy guardrails for security and cost.
• Document platform capabilities for internal teams and reduce hand-holding.

Skills

8+ years experience cloud engineering

Infrastructure automation

Terraform/Bicep IaC

GitHub Actions CI/CD

Python/PowerShell scripting

Linux/Windows automation

Policy-as-code knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/related field

Tools

GCP

Azure

SUSE Manager

Intune/Group Policy

Open Policy Agent

Job description

The Senior Cloud Engineer builds, automates, and operates Fervo’s Azure-native cloud platform, turning architectural designs into repeatable, well-governed infrastructure.

Fervo is working to build the most cost-effective, repeatable geothermal power plants in the world. Achieving this mission requires secure, resilient, and highly available infrastructure that can scale from early-stage development to full commercial operations. Joining Fervo means operating at the intersection of energy infrastructure and modern enterprise systems, where reliability, safety, and disciplined execution are foundational.

As Fervo expands across corporate offices, cloud environments, and operating sites, network architecture is a critical enabler of safety, cybersecurity, reliability, and business performance. Fervo uses Fortinet as the core enterprise IT networking platform and Cisco within portions of its operational technology environment. This role will ensure those environments are secure, resilient, well integrated, and increasingly automated.

Description

TheSeniorCloud 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
• 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

Location

Fervo Energy has offices in Houston, TX, Golden, CO, Reno, NV, Oakland, CA, and Salt Lake City, UT. This position will be eligible for some hybrid work flexibility, but regular in-office presence at ourHoustonoffice will be required.

Fervo Energy commercializes technology to own, develop, and operate geothermal assets as the dispatchable foundation to a 100% clean energy future. As a 24/7, reliable clean energy resource, geothermal energy has a major role to play in the future electric grid and Fervo Energy’s key innovations bring a full suite of modern technology to make geothermal cost competitive. Fervo’s innovations include technologies such as advanced computational models, horizontal drilling, and distributed fiber optic sensing that we have developed with partners including Schlumberger, ARPA-E, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Fervo is supported through Cyclotron Road, the Department of Energy, Stanford University, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

Fervo Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.