What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Lead (On-Prem to Cloud) position at Search Services?
ABOUT OUR CLIENT
Our Client is a growth-oriented oil and natural gas company backed by a well-established financial sponsor. The organization is led by an experienced management team with a strong track record of responsibly operating large-scale unconventional assets across the United States, and is focused on building a modern, efficient, and scalable operating platform.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Our Client is seeking a hands-on IT Lead to serve as the primary technical resource for a high-growth organization with an ambitious roadmap to modernize, innovate, and scale. This is not a vendor-management or purely strategic role. This position blends cloud architecture, systems administration, security, and frontline support, with direct ownership of the company’s technology environment from day-to-day operations to long-term transformation.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the migration of remaining on-premise workloads to a cloud-native environment, owning architecture decisions, execution, stability, and long-term uptime
- Design, build, and maintain a secure and scalable network connecting the corporate office with field-based assets
- Provide white-glove IT support across the organization, including hands-on troubleshooting for executives and field personnel
- Implement and maintain security and compliance controls including identity management, multi-factor authentication, device encryption, and patching to ensure audit readiness
- Identify repetitive operational tasks and automate workflows related to onboarding, data collection, and system management to support scalable growth
- Partner directly with leadership to align technology strategy with business goals and support a data-driven, highly efficient operating model
QUALIFICATIONS
- Deep, hands-on experience in systems administration combined with cloud architecture expertise
- Proven ability to serve as both a technical architect and frontline IT support resource
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to independently assess and remediate complex technical environments
- Comfort working in fast-growing, evolving organizations where priorities shift and ownership is critical
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Prior experience supporting oil and gas operations or similar field-based, uptime-critical environments
- Ability to effectively communicate with both engineers and field operators
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Proven experience migrating organizations from legacy or on-premise environments to Microsoft Azure
- Expert-level knowledge of identity management and modern device management platforms
- Strong networking expertise, particularly in remote or rugged operating environments
- Experience scripting and automating workflows using tools such as PowerShell or Python