Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer

Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Overview

Our client is seeking a Cloud Engineer to help build and maintain a secure, scalable cloud infrastructure supporting high-performance applications in a regulated environment.

This role will work closely with engineering and infrastructure teams to ensure reliability, security, and operational efficiency across the organization's cloud platform.

Responsibilities Infrastructure Development

• Implement and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure and services

• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform

• Support CI/CD pipeline automation and improvements

• Optimize cloud usage and cost efficiency

Monitoring & Reliability

• Implement observability tools including metrics, logs, and distributed tracing

• Monitor system performance and respond to infrastructure incidents

• Track platform capacity and ensure scalability

Security & Compliance

• Implement least-privilege IAM access controls

• Integrate security scanning and DevSecOps tooling into development pipelines

• Support compliance initiatives and audit readiness

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field preferred

• 3+ years of experience managing cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)

• Experience with Terraform and containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes)

• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana

• Familiarity with regulated environments or security frameworks is a plus

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