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Senior Cloud Engineer | Azure | AKS | DevOps | Infrastructure as Code
📍 Chicago, IL (Hybrid – 4 days onsite)
💰 $120,000 - $140,000 Bonus Comprehensive Benefits
Build the Future of Enterprise Cloud
Our client is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join a growing cloud engineering team responsible for designing, automating, securing, and operating enterprise-scale Azure environments that support mission-critical applications used across a global organization.
This is an opportunity to work on large-scale cloud modernization initiatives, leveraging the latest Azure technologies, Kubernetes platforms, DevOps automation, and cloud-native architectures.
If you enjoy building highly scalable platforms, automating everything possible, and solving complex engineering challenges, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Be Doing
As a key member of the cloud engineering team, you'll play a hands-on role in designing and delivering modern Azure solutions whilst helping shape engineering standards and best practices.
You'll be responsible for:
✅ Designing and building secure, scalable Azure cloud platforms
✅ Deploying and managing Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and containerised workloads
✅ Implementing Infrastructure as Code using Bicep
✅ Building and enhancing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
✅ Driving cloud automation and DevOps best practices
✅ Delivering secure, zero-downtime deployment strategies
✅ Supporting cloud-native application development and microservices architectures
✅ Optimising performance, reliability, observability, and cloud spend
✅ Working closely with development, architecture, and security teams to deliver modern engineering solutions
Technology Stack
Azure • AKS • Azure Container Apps • App Services • Azure Functions • Azure Front Door • Application Gateway • Azure SQL • Cosmos DB • Docker • Kubernetes • Bicep • GitHub Actions • Azure DevOps • DevSecOps • Dynatrace • Azure Monitor • Application Insights • API Management
What We're Looking For
We're interested in speaking with experienced Cloud Engineers, Platform Engineers, Azure Engineers, DevOps Engineers, or Site Reliability Engineers who can demonstrate:
✔ Strong Azure cloud engineering experience
✔ Hands-on Kubernetes and containerization expertise
✔ Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform or similar)
✔ CI/CD pipeline development and automation experience
✔ Strong understanding of cloud security and DevSecOps principles
✔ Experience designing highly available, resilient cloud platforms
✔ Passion for automation, continuous improvement, and cloud-native technologies
Why Join?
🚀 Work on an enterprise-scale Azure transformation program
🚀 Influence technical direction and cloud engineering standards
🚀 Exposure to modern cloud-native technologies
🚀 Highly collaborative engineering culture
🚀 Strong investment in technology and innovation
🚀 Excellent benefits package and long-term career progression
This is an exciting opportunity for a Cloud Engineer who wants to make a genuine impact while working on cutting-edge Azure technologies within a large-scale global environment.
Salary : $120,000 - $140,000