Senior Cloud Platform Engineer - Azure, IaC & Automation

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

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