Senior Cloud Platform Architect | AWS, Azure & Kubernetes

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

United States

On-site

USD 160,000 - 210,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Occidental Petroleum Corporation in Houston is seeking a Platform Architect to design enterprise cloud solutions across AWS and Azure, lead Kubernetes adoption, and define platform standards for scalable, secure workloads. The role focuses on DevOps, observability, FinOps, and governance, delivering self-service capabilities and IaC modules with Terraform.

You will collaborate with engineering, security, and product teams, mentor juniors, and shape cloud modernization initiatives across on-prem

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.

Responsibilities

Design and architect enterprise cloud solutions across AWS and Azure.
Create self-service platform capabilities that enable teams to deploy and manage workloads.
Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code modules (Terraform) and establish onboarding standards.
Drive operational excellence via automation, monitoring, observability, and incident response.
Promote secure-by-design architecture principles and governance across cloud platforms.