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.

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