What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Infrastructure Engineer position at Cynet Systems?
We are looking for Cloud Infrastructure Engineer for our client in Lisle, IL.
Job Title: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Job Location: Lisle, IL
Job Type: Contract
Job Overview:
Pay Range: $57/hr - $62/hr
Requirement/Must Have:
- 8 years of experience in design, build, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure and platform services on Azure supporting web and API-based applications.
- 3 years of experience in implementing and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to deliver repeatable and compliant environments.
- 4 years of experience in supporting CI/CD pipelines, enabling automated builds, deployments, and environment provisioning in Azure DevOps.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure and platform services on Azure supporting web and API-based applications.
- Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to deliver repeatable and compliant environments.
- Support and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service clusters, including deployment, scaling, upgrades, and operational troubleshooting across multiple application environments (dev/test/prod).
- Partner with application teams to ensure secure, performant, and scalable deployments, providing guidance on best practices.
- Implement and enforce security, governance, and compliance controls across cloud environments.
- Support CI/CD pipelines, enabling automated builds, deployments, and environment provisioning in Azure DevOps.
- Manage and operate Argo CD.
- Monitor system health, performance, and cost, proactively identifying risks and optimization opportunities using Prometheus and Grafana.
- Lead and contribute to modernization efforts, including migrating legacy workloads to cloud-native architectures.
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and deployment issues across lower and higher environments.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional team.
- Maintain documentation and promote operational best practices that support long-term platform reliability.
- Maintain and track certificates to ensure consistent website uptime and user experience.
- Provide support when production issues occur.
Nice to Have:
- Experience modernizing legacy applications to cloud-native architectures.
- Experience with policy management (Azure Policy) and governance frameworks.
- Exposure to monitoring and observability tools including Loki and OpenTelemetry.
- Strong communication skills to translate infrastructure concepts to non-infrastructure teams.
- Experience implementing AI thoughtfully across platform engineering and application teams.
Skills:
- Strong experience as a Cloud / Infrastructure Engineer, primarily in Microsoft Azure.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (AKS) and containerized workloads.
- Strong understanding of networking, identity, access management, and cloud security principles.
- Experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or similar tools.
- Proficiency with Git and branching strategies (e.g., GitFlow).
- Experience supporting Web APIs and application platforms from an infrastructure and operational perspective.
- Knowledge of performance, scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery design.
- Experience with automation, scripting, and operational tooling.
- Familiarity with Agile delivery models and DevSecOps/SRE practices.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and collaborate across teams.
- Familiarity with React/.NET application stacks from a platform support perspective.
Salary : $57 - $62