Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Principal (Contractor)

About the role

The Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Principal (Contractor) is the most senior IT cloud engineering role globally within H&P. This role serves as the technical authority for H&P cloud architecture, engineering standards, automation, resiliency, and platform reliability across Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and related hybrid infrastructure services. The role translates business, rig technology, application, cybersecurity, data, and infrastructure requirements into secure, reliable, cost-efficient, and scalable cloud solutions. The Principal Cloud Engineer Contractor leads technical direction without direct people-management accountability, sets engineering standards for internal teams and partners