Sr. Expert Cloud & Compute Design

Overview of the company

OMV Petrom is the largest energy company in South-Eastern Europe, being active on every aspect of the energy value chain: from wells, producing oil and gas, to refining and fuels distribution, gas supply and power generation & supply. We provide the energy for day-to-day modern life: fuels for mobility, light and heat. We believe that we can only evolve with a diverse mix of employees and by ensuring a healthy work-life balance.

Our Business | OMVPetrom.com

At OMV Petrom, we have a long tradition of responsible behavior towards employees, the environment and society. Sustainability means a focus on conducting the business responsibly, efficiently and in an innovative way. We are committed to create long-term value for the company and our stakeholders, while respecting the environment and, supporting the communities in which we operate.

Sustainability | OMVPetrom.com

Your tasks

• Responsible for overall architectural coordination for the engineering and evolution of Cloud and Compute IT Infrastructure services, ensuring consistency, scalability, and alignment with enterprise technology standards and strategy.
• Acts as a senior expert in complex business and Digital Infrastructure initiatives, delivering advanced technical consultancy and architectural guidance, and shaping solution implementation from a senior Cloud & Compute Design and Architecture perspective.
• Coordination of the implementation and customization by our strategic partners of Cloud & Compute technical solutions and processes,  ensuring proper technical implementations along with services delivery based on best practices.
• Continuously assesses emerging technologies, industry developments, and innovation trends, evaluating their relevance and impact on strategic IT developments and future business capabilities.
• Advanced technical contribution to tender and vendor evaluations, assessing architectural quality, technical feasibility, and alignment of vendor solutions with Cloud & Compute standards and enterprise requirements.
• Advanced technical support role in tenders evaluation, including technical challenges of the vendors
• Acts as a senior technical advisor across the IT organization, supporting project managers, service managers, and business consultants on complex Cloud & Compute topics, and reporting on KPIs, risks, and root‑cause analyses related to critical incidents or systemic issues.
• Evaluates vendor strategies, market trends, and technology developments, determining their enterprise value and strategic fit, while functionally coordinating external suppliers and contributing to detailed requirements, specifications, and Cloud & Compute implementation proposals.
• Ensures continuous improvement of Cloud & Compute services with a focus on innovation, quality, and sustainability, maintaining high‑quality technical documentation and ensuring controlled enhancement of existing solutions in line with business requirements and data integrity standards.
• Coordinates the analysis and resolution of technically complex and high‑impact issues, engaging vendors, hardware manufacturers, and internal teams, and providing structured technical guidance and specifications to project and delivery teams.

Your profile

• Master degree in IT
• Relevant professional experience: > 9 years
• Has advanced understanding of the business context, all interfaces and interdependencies and manages complex workflows with other disciplines. Has knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of systems, peripheral devices, and the most sophisticated information technologies.
• ITIL Service Management certification
• Excellent knowledge of business‑specific IT&C areas, including Agile and Project Management methodologies; design and governance of hybrid and multi‑cloud infrastructure; Storage, File, Backup, Hyper‑Converged and Software‑Defined Storage technologies; Cloud storage and backup services (e.g. Azure Files, Blob); security protections (antivirus, ransomware); archiving; and virtualization technologies.
• Excellent experience in automation of Cloud & Compute service provisioning, including Infrastructure‑as‑Code, standardized automation frameworks, and repeatable design patterns.
• Excellent knowledge of DevOps practices and automation, with focus on Microsoft Azure and AWS DevOps toolchains (e.g. Azure DevOps, AWS DevOps, Ansible).
• Excellent experience with Azure and AWS Cloud technologies, including hybrid and multi‑cloud architectures and enterprise‑scale deployments.
• English – advanced level, written and verbal.

Location

Bucharest

What OMV Petrom can offer

• Long weekend plans are always welcome - on Friday, our office hours end at 14.00.
• You can rely on a health insurance that covers medical treatment in a variety of private medical clinics.
• You can work from home, if the work activity allows.
• The number of your days off increase according to your work experience so that you'll enjoy more free time.
• We aim to make your vacation days happier, by paying each vacation day double.
• Are you a top performer? Your work can be rewarded each three months based on performance results.
• Additional days off and various financial support for different events like marriage, child birth, etc.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning and a variety of development programs.
• Do you prefer cars or bikes? We have free private covered parking.