Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect — Hybrid/Contract

H&P; Tulsa (OK); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Helmerich and Payne seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer Contractor to lead cloud architecture, automation, and platform reliability across Azure and GCP. You will drive IaC practices, security posture, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure uninterrupted drilling operations and global data flows.

The role demands 10+ years in infrastructure and 5+ years in Azure‑based solutions, with strong leadership and cloud security knowledge. Hybrid work with onsite presence in Tulsa area may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in IT, engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in infrastructure, cloud engineering, or architecture.
• 5+ years designing and operating Azure-based solutions in enterprise environments.
• Certifications such as Azure solutions architect, Google Cloud, Terraform, ITIL are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as enterprise technical authority for cloud engineering, architecture, and hybrid cloud design across Azure and GCP.
• Define cloud patterns, landing zones, guardrails, and operational readiness.
• Design highly available, secure cloud solutions for real‑time data, global integration, and automation.
• Lead IaC and automation using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, PowerShell, Python, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Translate requirements into cloud designs balancing speed, cost, and security.
• Provide hands‑on leadership for migrations, modernization, and disaster recovery.
• Establish cloud operations practices including monitoring, logging, and runbooks.
• Lead incident troubleshooting and critical decision making for service restoration.
• Coach engineers through reviews, change planning, and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Cloud architecture

IaC

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

PowerShell

Python

GitHub

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

Security

Incident management

Leadership

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology or related field

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

GitHub

Azure DevOps

PowerShell

Python

YAML

Job description

Helmerich and Payne seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer Contractor to lead cloud architecture, automation, and platform reliability across Azure and GCP. You will drive IaC practices, security posture, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure uninterrupted drilling operations and global data flows.

The role demands 10+ years in infrastructure and 5+ years in Azure‑based solutions, with strong leadership and cloud security knowledge. Hybrid work with onsite presence in Tulsa area may apply.