Senior Cloud Engineer

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Senior Cloud Engineer driving cloud service improvement and operational excellence at Marathon Petroleum. Partnering with teams to enhance performance, reliability, and security of cloud solutions.

Posted 7/28/2026full-timeSan Antonio • Ohio, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in cloud platform management, operational maturity, and service optimization, with a strong focus on compliance, risk management, and continuous improvement. Proficient in incident management, performance optimization, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance application reliability and operational efficiency.

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Cloud Solution Lifecycle ManagementIncident ManagementPerformance OptimizationInfrastructure-as-CodeService Improvement Initiatives

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Hard Skills

Operational EfficiencyService Health MonitoringRoot Cause AnalysisConfiguration ManagementQuality AssuranceCost AnalysisRisk ManagementService Delivery ModelsApplication ScalabilityGovernance Baselines

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem-SolvingKnowledge SharingStakeholder EngagementCommunication

Tools & Technologies

AzureAutomation ToolsCloud PlatformsManaged Application ServicesInfrastructure Support

Certifications & Qualifications

Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)ITIL 4 Managing ProfessionalFinOps Certified PractitionerCybersecurity Architect (SC-100)Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Industry Keywords

Operational MaturityService OptimizationCompliance GapsApplication ReliabilityEnterprise Technology Policies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develops and maintains a roadmap for continuous improvement, operational maturity, and service optimization across cloud platforms and managed application services based on business priorities and technology strategy.
Facilitates performance optimization, service improvement initiatives, and infrastructure cost analysis to improve platform reliability, operational efficiency, and business value delivery.
Recommends and implements solutions to address service health trends, operational challenges, and compliance gaps identified through monitoring, reporting, audits, and stakeholder feedback.
Partners with infrastructure support, application managed service providers, and development teams to ensure continuous availability and operational continuity of critical business applications.
Facilitates all aspects of the cloud solution lifecycle, including planning, requirements gathering, implementation, testing, quality assurance, operational readiness, and transition to support teams.
Drives continuous service improvement by supporting root cause analysis for major incidents, identifying recurring operational issues, and partnering with engineering teams, managed service providers, and application stakeholders to implement remediation and preventive measures.
Oversees incident management activities by monitoring troubleshooting efforts, ensuring timely issue resolution, documenting root causes and corrective actions, promoting knowledge sharing across support organizations, and maintaining operational documentation for cloud and application hosting solutions to support reliability and compliance.
Utilizes configuration management, automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions to improve deployment consistency, accelerate service delivery, and reduce manual operational effort.
Maintains system configurations, governance baselines, and operational standards to support secure application development, regulatory compliance, risk management, and enterprise technology policies.
Collaborates with application owners and managed service providers to establish standardized platform solutions, service delivery models, and technology patterns that support application reliability, scalability, compliance, and long-term sustainability.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, related field or equivalent experience
Five (5) or more years of relevant experience required
Preferred certifications include Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400), ITIL 4 Managing Professional, FinOps Certified Practitioner, Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or other comparable cloud, security, and enterprise architecture credentials.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401k matching program
Paid parental leave
Educational reimbursement
Discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program