Senior Cloud Engineer

About Fervo Energy
Fervo Energy (NASDAQ: FRVO) is a modern power company developing next-generation geothermal resources to meet the growing demand for affordable, reliable, 24/7 carbon-free energy. Our mission is to transform geothermal into America’s most dependable and affordable source of clean, around-the-clock power. By combining innovations in horizontal drilling, fiber-optic sensing, and advanced reservoir engineering, Fervo has developed a repeatable approach to building utility-scale enhanced geothermal systems. Our flagship Cape Station development in Utah is planned to deliver 500 MW of firm, carbon-free power, and we are advancing a development pipeline of more than 50 GW. Join us and work alongside world-class engineers, geoscientists, operators, project builders, and business leaders working to make geothermal a cornerstone of a more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy future.
Position Description
The Senior Cloud 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.
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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