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Job Description: Role: Cloud Engineer
Chicago, IL
Onsite

Job Description/ Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Azure, networking, containers, serverless computing, Kubernetes (specifically AKS), Docker, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines (such as GitHub Actions and GitLab Runners), zero downtime deployment strategies, and disaster recovery (DR).
To ensure success as a Cloud Engineer, you should demonstrate experience performing setup of resilient and performant CI/CD pipelines within an enterprise environment. You should also demonstrate the ability to design and implement infrastructure in Azure using Terraform that conforms to the patterns and requirements of the application team while maintaining a high standard for performance and security. Candidate must be a savvy communicator who can effectively navigate and leverage internal infrastructure resources and articulate high level concepts to stakeholders and leadership partners.

Required:

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 5-8 years experience working as a Cloud Engineer or similar role.
- Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and infrastructure.
- Extensive experience with connection patterns between Azure components such as managed identities, connection strings.
- Communicating, configuring and developer assistance in proof of concepts between Azure components.
- Strong knowledge of networking concepts and protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, and VPC.
- Proficiency in container orchestration with Kubernetes (AKS) and containerization with Docker.
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
- Experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab Runners, or similar tools.
- Familiarity with zero downtime deployment strategies and techniques.
- Experience designing and implementing disaster recovery (DR) solutions.
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Persuasive communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain Azure-based solutions, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement networking strategies that optimize performance and reliability.
- Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes (AKS) and Docker.
- Utilize Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC) to automate the provisioning and management of cloud resources.
- Develop and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions and GitLab Runners
- Implement and optimize zero downtime deployment strategies to minimize service disruptions during updates and upgrades.
- Work closely with developers to validate connections between Azure components, especially where data must be retrieved (ACA to Postgres, Redis, Blob Storage)
- Design, implement, and test disaster recovery (DR) solutions to ensure business continuity in the event of system failures or disasters.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud infrastructure and applications for performance, cost, and security.
- Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in cloud computing, DevOps, and automation.
Years of Experience: 8+ Years of Experience