• Senior Systems & Azure Cloud Engineer

    Superior Energy Services (Houston, TX)


    Description

    For oil & gas exploration and production companies worldwide, **Superior Energy Services** is an oilfield products and services company with global reach, financial stability and mature safety and core values platforms. Through its portfolio of premier rental and well servicing brands, Superior provides customers with robust inventory, expedient delivery, engineered solutions and expert consultative service — all delivered with enterprise-wide Shared Core Values for safe, sustainable operations and corporate citizenship. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate against any job applicant because of race, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

     

    **Superior** is currently seeking a **Senior Systems and Azure Cloud Engineer** to join our team in **Houston, TX** (On-Site 5 days)

     

    We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems and Azure Cloud Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and optimization of Azure infrastructure. This role blends hands-on technical execution with architectural strategy and plays a key role in supporting our ongoing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by evaluating and integrating infrastructure, applications, and users into our enterprise cloud environment.

     

    You’ll work closely with infrastructure, application, and network engineering teams to ensure secure, scalable, and compliant solutions across hybrid environments.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

    + Manage Azure IaaS infrastructure, including Virtual Machines (VMs), Virtual Networks (VNets), Network Security Groups (NSGs), load balancers, and VPN gateways or ExpressRoute.

    + Design and implement Azure Landing Zones as a foundation for scalable, compliant, and governed cloud workloads.

    + Standardize identity, networking, and security, including Azure AD, RBAC, NSGs, tagging, and subscription management.

    + Lead cloud migrations and integrate acquired environments with minimal disruption.

    + Evaluate acquired systems—users, applications, servers, and networks—for alignment with enterprise standards.

    + Optimize Azure as our primary cloud platform; experience with AWS or GCP is a plus.

    + Implement security best practices: RBAC, encryption, private endpoints, and compliance controls.

    + Collaborate across engineering disciplines to deliver unified, high-performing solutions.

    + Monitor cloud environments and respond to performance or availability issues.

    + Drive cost control through tagging, automation, and optimization strategies.

    + Automate provisioning and configuration using scripting and policy-based tools.

    + Support governance and compliance standards across identity, data, and infrastructure.

    + Research and evaluate cloud-native tools such as container orchestration, service mesh, and AI integrations.

    + Provide architecture recommendations aligned with evolving business needs and cloud innovation.

    Required Qualifications:

    + 10+ years in IT, with 7+ in cloud infrastructure or architecture roles.

    + 5+ years of hands-on Azure experience including AD, SQL, Policy, Terraform, and DR.

    + Proven ability to integrate infrastructure, apps, and users during M&A.

    + Deep knowledge of Azure Networking, Identity, Landing Zones, and Governance.

    + Proficient in scripting (PowerShell or equivalent) and technical documentation.

    + Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    + Expert-level experience with Azure networking and security (VNets, NSGs, VPN gateways).

    + Experience with Azure Route Server (ARS)

    + Experience with app registrations, OAuth, and SSO integrations.

    + Familiarity with hybrid cloud networking and segmentation.

    + Knowledge of enterprise security practices and least-privilege enforcement.

    + Experience with Azure Monitor, SolarWinds, or similar monitoring platforms.

    + Solid understanding of SaaS, PaaS, DaaS, and IaaS models.

    + Awareness of compliance, logging, and continuous monitoring best practices.

    Certifications:

    + Azure Solutions Architect Expert / AWS Solutions Architect

    + CISSP – Cybersecurity and risk management

    + CCSP – Cloud security best practices

    + CISM – Governance and information security management

    **Education:** Degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

    **Excellent Benefits** : Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Matching 401(k)·

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer

     

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