Senior Cloud Engineer

Fervo Energy Company

$125K — $150K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

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 for version control and peer review
  • Build and iterate golden paths and self-service capabilities with security, cost, and tagging standards guardrails
  • Document platform capabilities for internal teams to access without direct engineering support
  • Manage Linux and Windows configuration through automation instead of manual changes
  • Maintain baseline images and standards for provisioning new hosts in a compliant state
  • Operate Azure landing zones within a Zero Trust model, ensuring observability and compliance with auditing controls

Benefits

  • Opportunities for growth in a fast-evolving cloud technology environment
  • Work with advanced technologies in a collaborative atmosphere
  • Focus on infrastructure automation with cutting-edge tools
  • Contribute to the development of self-service platform capabilities
  • Engage in a role that emphasizes governance and compliance best practices
Full Job Description
The SeniorCloud 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.

Requirements

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

Platform Engineering & Self-Service
  • 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

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