Control & Application Systems Engineer, Principal

At H&P, our people are our strength.

The Control & Application Systems Engineer, Principal is critical to maintaining and evolving our software infrastructure, which supports automation platforms and industrial control systems. You will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our deployment pipelines and containerized applications.

What you will do:

- Kubernetes & Containers

- Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters for performance and availability.

- Design and maintain containerized microservices using Docker and Helm.

- Ensure secure and compliant container orchestration across environments.

- C# Development

- Develop and maintain backend services and APIs in C#.

- Integrate C# applications with cloud-native services and container platforms.

- Support legacy systems and contribute to modernization efforts.

- Software Deployment Pipelines

- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.

- Automate testing, deployment, and rollback procedures.

- Collaborate with QA and DevOps teams to ensure smooth software delivery.

- Industrial Control System Integration

- Be familiar with industrial protocols to modify PLC code to support the continuous expansion of the capabilities that are supported and exchanged between the environments via industrial protocols.

- Work closely with the Industrial Control System team to ensure seamless integration with PLC-driven rig operating systems.

- Align software deployments with field control requirements to maintain operational integrity.

- Develop standards and procedures to handle the operational requirements of applications interacting with the control system

- Write integrations between the various containers and the control system to support a variety of applications that need to request control and changes within the PLC environments.

What you need:

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

- Proven experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and container orchestration.

- Strong proficiency in C# and backend development.

- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and DevOps practices.

- Familiarity with industrial control systems and PLC integration.

- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

- Drilling industry or general oil & gas experience required.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team!