Cloud Engineer

TechDoQuest
Lisle, IL

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.

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