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Occidental Petroleum Advisor IT Systems - Cloud Platform in Houston, Texas

Title: Advisor IT Systems - Cloud Platform Location: United States-Texas-Houston Other Locations:

Description

Oxy is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil and gas producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

 

We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon dioxide management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit Oxy.com for more information.

 

We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Cloud Platform Engineer – IT Advisor within our Cloud Operations group based in Houston, Texas.

 

A successful candidate will ultimately be responsible for:

  • Maintaining DevOps pipelines with Azure DevOps for cloud infrastructure and applications
  • Building a wide variety of AWS services using Terraform including both IaaS and PaaS services
  • Contributing to Terraform modules hosted in the Terraform Cloud private module registry
  • Deploying infrastructure using Terraform Cloud to support day-to-day operations
  • Take a code first, automation-driven mindset to implement solutions- avoid ClickOps
  • Provide guidance on DevOps, Terraform, and AWS to junior engineers
  • Provide technical guidance on reading and creating CloudWatch metrics for both technical and non-technical users
  • Provisioning AWS account using AWS Account Factory for Terraform
  • Troubleshooting AWS cloud networking, VPCs, Transit Gateway, DirectConnect and Route 53
  • Understanding of AWS IAM permissions with the ability to troubleshoot access issues
  • Implementing AWS Automation Documents across the organization
  • Supporting the needs of both technical and non-technical users with ServiceNow ticketing
  • Troubleshooting various issues utilizing Athena queries for AWS CloudTrail or Systems Manager Inventory
  • Reviewing the AWS Health dashboard to ensure that any upcoming issues or changes are accounted for
  • Maintaining automated deployment, monitoring, and scaling solutions to ensure the smooth operation of our cloud-based systems, primarily AWS
  • Conducting regular performance assessments and capacity planning to identify and address potential bottlenecks and ensure optimal system performance
  • Implementing and maintaining robust monitoring, alerting, and incident response systems to proactively identify and resolve issues

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Expert proficiency in Terraform, state files, and Terraform modules
  • Experience writing Terraform modules
  • Proficiency in any DevOps automation toolchain (Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, etc.)
  • Proficiency in any Terraform platform (Terraform Cloud, Spacelift, Env0)
  • Git
  • AWS CLI, Linux
  • Command line scripting such as bash or PowerShell
  • Understanding of AWS Control Tower
  • AWS cloud networking, VPCs, Transit Gateway, and DirectConnect, NACLs, security groups
  • AWS IAM
  • AWS container services such as ECR, ECS, EKS, Fargate, App Runner, etc.
  • Understanding Docker and containerization
  • Utilize DevOps pipeline automation using Azure DevOps (Git, YAML Pipelines)
  • Developing infrastructure as code using Terraform
  • Provide support to both technical and non-technical users
  • Developing monitoring, alerting, and scaling for solutions (AWS CloudWatch, EventBridge)
  • Communication skills (written and verbal English is a must). Ability to work well with people and assess each customer’s individual needs. Need to be able to communicate with people and businesses outside of the organization and company, which may include business stakeholders, vendors, and service providers.
  • Strong customer service ethos with experience in change management.
  • Excellent organizational skills including accurate records keeping and proper documentation.
  • Ability to work independently, self-organize, follow through without reminders, follow up, multi-task, follow processes and policies (including environmental & safety), and act as a contributing member of a team environment.

Desired Qualification:

  • Azure DevOps
  • Terraform Cloud
  • AWS Account Factory for Terraform
  • Multi-cloud environments
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Kubernetes

 

Relocation will or will not be provided.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation does not offer sponsorship of employment-based nonimmigrant visa petitions for this role.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, political preference, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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