Senior Cloud/Infrastructure Engineer

Senior Cloud/Infrastructure Engineer

Salary: Open + bonus

Location: Chicago, IL

Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

*We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role*

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science related degree
• 7+ years of experience as a System or Cloud Engineer with hands on implementation, security, and standards experience within a hybrid technology environment
• 3+ years of experience contributing to the architecture of Cloud and On-Prem Solutions
• (Required) Ability to develop tools and automate tasks using scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, PERL, Ruby, etc.
• In depth knowledge of on-premises, cloud and hybrid networking concepts
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes

Preferred

• Experience with DevOps tools, ex. Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipeline etc.
• Experience with distributed message brokers Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Amazon Kinesis, etc.
• Familiarity with security standards such as the NIST CSF
• Related certifications

Responsibilities

• Engineer and maintain Lab environments in Public Cloud and Data Centers using Infrastructure as Code techniques
• Collaborate with Engineering, Architecture and Cloud Platform Engineering teams to evaluate, document, and demonstrate Proof of Concepts for company infrastructure, application and services that impact the Technology Roadmap
• Document Technology design decisions and conduct Technology assessments as part of a centralized Demand Management process within IT
• Apply your expertise in compute, storage, database, serverless, monitoring, microservices, and event management to pilot new/innovative solutions to business problems
• Find opportunities to improve existing infrastructure architecture to improve performance, support, scalability, reliability, and security
• Incorporate security best practices, Identity and Access Management, and encryption mechanisms for data protection
• Develop automation scripts and processes to streamline routine tasks such as scaling, patching, backup, and recovery