What are the responsibilities and job description for the AWS Cloud Engineer (Implementation & Support) Oil & Gas Industry position at ResolveTech Solutions Inc.?
Job Details
Job Title: AWS Cloud Engineer (Implementation & Support) Oil & Gas Industry
Location: Houston, TX
Employment Type: Contract to Hire
Department: IT / Cloud Operations / Digital Technology
Job Summary:
We are seeking a skilled AWS Cloud Engineer to manage, support, and enhance our cloud-based infrastructure in the Oil & Gas domain. The role focuses on hands-on implementation, automation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of AWS environments that support field data collection, real-time monitoring, analytics, and enterprise applications. The ideal candidate has strong technical skills, enjoys solving operational challenges, and thrives in a fast-paced industrial setting.
Key Responsibilities:
Cloud Operations & Support
- Deploy, configure, and maintain AWS infrastructure components (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, CloudWatch).
- Support cloud-based applications used for drilling data, production monitoring, and asset management.
- Troubleshoot system and application issues related to AWS services and networking.
- Perform daily operational checks, backups, and incident response to maintain uptime and reliability.
Automation & Deployment
- Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation to provision and manage infrastructure.
- Support CI/CD pipelines for code and infrastructure deployments using AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
- Automate recurring tasks such as patching, scaling, and environment creation using scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
Monitoring & Optimization
- Monitor cloud resources, performance, and costs using AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and Cost Explorer.
- Optimize compute, storage, and network configurations for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
- Maintain system logs, metrics, and alerts for proactive issue detection.
Security & Compliance
- Implement AWS IAM roles, security groups, and policies in compliance with company and industry standards.
- Ensure data protection, encryption, and access control across all environments.
- Support regular security audits and vulnerability remediation.
Collaboration & Documentation
- Work closely with Data Engineers, OT (Operational Technology), and Application Support teams.
- Provide Tier 2/3 cloud infrastructure support and assist in on-call rotations.
- Maintain documentation for deployments, standard operating procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 2 4 years of hands-on experience managing AWS environments in production.
- Strong knowledge of AWS services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, Lambda, RDS).
- Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker, ECS, or EKS).
- Understanding of cloud networking concepts (VPCs, subnets, routing, VPNs, Direct Connect).
- Strong troubleshooting and operational problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have):
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate.
- Experience in Oil & Gas systems or industrial IoT (e.g., SCADA, sensor data, WITSML).
- Exposure to monitoring tools like Grafana, Datadog, or ELK Stack.
- Familiarity with hybrid or edge deployments in field environments.
- Experience with Linux and Windows Server administration.