As a Cloud Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing and implementing cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure using native Azure components and apps on Spring framework. You will be responsible for leading the development of Cloud Infrastructure leveraging automation, collaborating with DevOps teams to build CI/CD pipelines and building best practices for the team to follow. Responsibilities: Self-starter who can pick up new technologies, be comfortable with ambiguity and drive initiatives forward. Architect and design cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure, ensuring scalability, reliability and cost effectiveness while considering operational concerns and non-functional requirements such as availability, scalability and backups. Develop Infrastructure as code using Terraform for automated provisioning and management of cloud resources. Collaborate with DevOps teams to build CI/CD pipelines needed to deploy application code and streamline deployment processes. Implement solutions that adhere to cloud security principles including Identity and Access Management, Data Protection and Network Security. Build solutions that implement Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) concepts specifically around monitoring, logging, alerting, incident management and disaster recovery. Respond to security findings identified by the security teams, implementing remediation measures to mitigate risks and ensure compliance with industry standards. Ability to design solutions with operational concerns in mind, including non-functional requirements such as availability, scalability, backups and restore procedures. Mentor junior team members on cloud architecture principles, best practices and emerging technologies. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor s degree or equivalent work experience. 10+ years of experience in core application development and implementing end to end solutions. 5+ years of experience working as a Cloud Engineer or in a similar role. Preferred Skills: Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Application Stack: Microservices, Spring boot, JPA, ReactJS, relational databases Cloud: Microsoft Azure Database: Azure Postgres, Cosmos DB Messaging: Azure Service Bus, Azure Event hub, Azure Event Grid, Solace and Kafka Database Operations: Configuring Backups, Restores, replication and Failover Traceability: Azure monitoring, logging and alerting services Experience building CI/CD pipelines using GitHub actions Understanding of the SCRUM agile process Financial Services domain knowledge Certifications (Preferred): Microsoft Certified: Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate Job Type: Contract Pay: $60.00 - $70.00 per hour Schedule: 8 hour shift Application Question(s): Are you comfortable working on W2? Are you legally authorized to work in the United States, US Citizen/Green Card Holder? Are you willing to work on a contract basis? Are you available to work on-site in Chicago, IL? How many years of experience do you have with Azure? How many years of experience do you have as a Cloud Engineer? How many years of experience do you have with application development? How many years of experience do you have with Java application development? How many years of experience do you have in implementing end to end solutions? How many years of experience do you have with Spring Boot? How many years of experience do you have with Spring Cloud? How many years of experience do you have with React? How many years of experience do you have in developing Infrastructure as code? Ability to Commute: Chicago, IL (Required) Work Location: In person