Senior Platform Engineer, Azure & GitOps Automation

Fervo Energy

Houston (TX)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Fervo Energy in Houston is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to build, automate, and operate the Azure-native cloud platform, translating architectural designs into repeatable, well-governed infrastructure. The role emphasizes infrastructure as code, GitHub-based delivery, self-service capabilities, and automated configuration of Linux and Windows systems.

Success requires hands-on engineering, coding ability, and working within version-controlled, peer-reviewed practices rather than manual

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

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.
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.
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.