Realign LLC
Azure Cloud Engineer
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This role is for an Azure Cloud Engineer on a contract basis in Chicago, IL, requiring expertise in API concepts, Terraform, Azure Cloud Services, GitHub CI/CD automation, and Python scripting. On-site presence and senior-level experience in DevOps are essential.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
Unknown
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
January 24, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
On-site
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Chicago, IL
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Cloud #Python #GraphQL #REST (Representational State Transfer) #API (Application Programming Interface) #Monitoring #Azure #Vault #GitHub #WAF (Web Application Firewall) #Automated Testing #Automation #Deployment #REST API #DevOps #Azure cloud #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #Terraform #Scripting #Security
Role description
Job Type: Contract
Job Category: IT
Job Title: Azure Cloud Engineer Location – Chicago, IL (Face to Face Interview) Contract API Concepts
o Understanding of API concepts like REST, SOAP, GraphQL
o Understanding of API Security like OAuth 2.0, JWT token validation
Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
o Experience authoring, maintaining, and refactoring Terraform modules.
o Understanding of Azure resource provisioning
Azure Cloud Services
o Hands-on experience with Azure Cloud Services
o Preferred experience with Azure API Management, Application Gateway (including WAF), Azure Front Door, Key Vault, and monitoring solutions.
o Understanding of networking concepts: VNets, subnets, NSGs, route tables, private endpoints.
Github CI/CD Automation
o Proficient in GitHub Actions (workflow authoring, secrets management, environment setup).
o Experience integrating Terraform deployments into CI/CD pipelines.
o Familiarity with automated testing in pipelines.
Python Scripting
o Ability to write and maintain Python scripts for automation
o Experience with Azure SDKs and REST APIs for resource management
Required Skills
DEVOPS ENGINEER
SENIOR EMAIL SECURITY ENGINEER
Job Type: Contract
Job Category: IT
Job Title: Azure Cloud Engineer Location – Chicago, IL (Face to Face Interview) Contract API Concepts
o Understanding of API concepts like REST, SOAP, GraphQL
o Understanding of API Security like OAuth 2.0, JWT token validation
Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
o Experience authoring, maintaining, and refactoring Terraform modules.
o Understanding of Azure resource provisioning
Azure Cloud Services
o Hands-on experience with Azure Cloud Services
o Preferred experience with Azure API Management, Application Gateway (including WAF), Azure Front Door, Key Vault, and monitoring solutions.
o Understanding of networking concepts: VNets, subnets, NSGs, route tables, private endpoints.
Github CI/CD Automation
o Proficient in GitHub Actions (workflow authoring, secrets management, environment setup).
o Experience integrating Terraform deployments into CI/CD pipelines.
o Familiarity with automated testing in pipelines.
Python Scripting
o Ability to write and maintain Python scripts for automation
o Experience with Azure SDKs and REST APIs for resource management
Required Skills
DEVOPS ENGINEER
SENIOR EMAIL SECURITY ENGINEER
