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Title: Cloud Operations Engineer (Remote work) Duration: FTE / Permanent Location: Chicago, IL, or other US locations in the CST/EST time zone. NOTE – Candidate must be authorized to work legally in the US without sponsorship. Note from the Manager: Manager is looking for a mid-level to senior DevOps engineer with demonstrated experience working with Azure DevOps to build/deploy cloud services on Azure. They should be very comfortable creating CI/CD pipelines from scratch including integrating test suites and SAST/DAST scanners, finding the optimal deployment infrastructure and provisioning using infra-as-code (ARM templates and/or Terraform).
The secondary focus is supporting existing SaaS customers by participating in a weekly on-call rotation, performing scheduled upgrade deployments, diagnosing alerts and metrics and escalating issues to Engineering as needed and partnering with them to debug problems. Our client is looking for a skilled Cloud Operations Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will design, build, maintain, and support our cloud infrastructure and services. You’ll work closely with developers and architects to ensure our cloud solutions are high-performing, secure, and scalable.
Responsibilities Design, implement, and manage the tools used to develop, deploy, monitor, and support our cloud infrastructure and services using industry-standard technologies. Monitor and troubleshoot cloud resources and applications. Participate in on-call rotations. Analyze cloud resource usage to identify cost-saving opportunities.
Administer the software development pipeline, security policies, and vulnerability detection. Automate and optimize processes to improve efficiency and reliability. Develop and deploy monitoring tools and scripts for applications and systems. Provide technical guidance and support to internal and external customers on cloud-related issues.
Desired Skills & Experience 3 years of experience in cloud operations, site reliability engineering (SRE), software engineering, or systems administration. Strong communication and problem-solving skills. Experience with major cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, etc.). Experience building Azure DevOps pipelines with YAML.
Strong knowledge of cloud services and tools (e.g., App Services, Functions, databases, storage, monitoring, scripting languages). Experience with Azure CLI, PowerShell, Terraform, ARM templates, or other scripting/infrastructure-as-code tools. Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting tools (Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, etc.). Knowledge of DevOps concepts, security principles, and best practices.
Experience with networking, databases, and operating systems (Windows, Linux). Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Software Development, IT Engineering, or a related field.
