Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Job Title: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Lisle IL 60532 (On-site)

Key Responsibilities

• Design build and maintain cloud infrastructure and platform services on Azure supporting web and API-based applications.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to deliver repeatable and compliant environments.
• Support and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service clusters including deployment scaling upgrades and operational troubleshooting across multiple application environments (dev/test/prod).
• Partner with application teams to ensure secure performant and scalable deployments providing guidance on best practices.
• Implement and enforce security governance and compliance controls across cloud environments.
• Support CI/CD pipelines enabling automated builds deployments and environment provisioning in Azure DevOps.
• Manage and operate Argo CD.
• Monitor system health performance and cost proactively identifying risks and optimization opportunities using Prometheus and Grafana.
• Lead and contribute to modernization efforts including migrating legacy workloads to cloud-native architectures.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and deployment issues across lower and higher environments.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate effectively in a fast-paced cross-functional team.
• Maintain documentation and promote operational best practices that support long-term platform reliability.
• Maintain and track certificates to ensure consistent website uptime and user experience.
• Along with other members of the team provide support when production issues occur.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience as a Cloud / Infrastructure Engineer primarily in Microsoft Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (AKS) and containerized workloads.
• Strong understanding of networking identity access management and cloud security principles.
• Experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or similar tools.
• Proficiency with Git and branching strategies (e.g. GitFlow)
• Experience supporting Web APIs and application platforms from an infrastructure and operational perspective.
• Knowledge of performance scalability high availability and disaster recovery design.
• Experience with automation scripting and operational tooling.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery models and DevSecOps/SRE practices.
• Ability to work independently prioritize effectively and collaborate across teams.
• Familiarity with React/.NET application stacks from a platform support perspective. Nice to Have
• Experience modernizing legacy applications to cloud-native architectures.
• Experience with policy management (Azure Policy) and governance frameworks
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools including Loki and OpenTelemetry.
• Strong communication skills to translate infrastructure concepts to non-infrastructure teams.
• Experience implementing AI thoughtfully across platform engineering and application teams.