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SME Cloud Engineer

CruiTek
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 12/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/16/2026
SME Cloud Engineer
No Corp-to-Corp
Onsite- Chicago/60606
3 Month Contract
No 3rd Parties
Start Date: ASAP

 
Scope Write code:
whether it’s Python, Terraform, Puppet, or something else, writing code to automate and optimize deployment of infrastructure and applications is a core part of this role

• Build and maintain BAM’s Kubernetes container platform: this may include setting up a new cluster, offering a training session for a development team, or helping put an app into containers and deploying that app as a demonstration

• Be responsible for managing clients public cloud environments

• Implement and support applications and systems running on client’s cloud environment

• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and offerings within the cloud computing space and act as a champion of cloud adoption across the organization

• Provide a platform as a product to others within the organization: we create and maintain a world-class cloud and application platform, which we then operate and offer as a product

• Partner with developers and internal stakeholders to understand requirements and provide recommendations for cloud solutions and strategies to address those needs

• Play a key role in migrating applications from datacenters to the public cloud

• Participate in on-call rotation with approximately 1 week per month of on-call time shared equally across members of the team

Skills Must Have
    1. Public cloud: AWS and Azure
    2. Configuration Management: Puppet
    3. Infrastructure Code: Terraform
    4. Application Management: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
    5. OS: Linux and Windows
Skills Nice to Have
    1.  Public cloud architecture and strategy planning experience
    2. Contributions to open source libraries, projects, or communities
    3. AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional), AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate

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