Advisor IT Systems - Cloud Operations Engineer - Houston Texas

Company: Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Location: Houston, Texas
Posted On: 05/02/2024

Title: Advisor IT Systems - Cloud Operations Engineer 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 Operations Engineer - Advisor IT within our Cloud Operations group based in Houston, Texas.

A successful candidate will ultimately be responsible for:

Maintaining automated deployment, monitoring, and scaling solutions to ensure the smooth operation of our cloud-based systems.
Conduct 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.
Familiarity with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure and applications.
Deploying infrastructure using Terraform Cloud to support day-to-day and future operations.
Provide technical guidance on reading and creating CloudWatch metrics for both technical and non-technical users.
Understanding of AWS IAM permissions with the ability to troubleshoot access issues
Implementing and executing AWS Automation Documents across the organization
Ensuring that SSM agents and CloudWatch agents across the organization are installed and configured properly
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 configured associations and compliance setup across the organization
Reviewing the AWS Health dashboard and alerts to ensure that any upcoming issues or changes are accounted for
Maintaining the compliance of AWS resource tags and resource groups
Monitor and remediate tasks raised by AWS Systems Manager Explorer
Working with various stakeholders to troubleshoot issues that contain a variety of disciplines

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

PowerShell, CloudShell, bash, Python
Utilize pipeline automation using Azure DevOps (Git, YAML Pipelines)
Developing infrastructure as code (Terraform)
Provide support to both technical and non-technical users
Developing monitoring, alerting, and scaling for solutions (AWS CloudWatch, EventBridge)
Understanding of AWS Systems Manager
Understanding of AWS Organizations and delegated admins
Understanding of AWS Tags and Resource Groups
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.

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. More...

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