Azure Cloud Engineer

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 REQUIRED: Modern Spring Boot expertise (Design ● Code ● Tune) Recent, hands-on development with Spring Boot 3.x: Spring Data JPA, Security, Actuator, Resilience4j, Gradle/Maven multi-module, test coverage (JUnit/Mockito). Full-stack (UI + API) Modern front-end (Angular/React), or at minimum JSP/Thymeleaf tied to the same Java codebase. Hands-on Java coding in last 4-5 years Active feature delivery, performance tuning, troubleshooting in Java 11–21. Terraform on Azure IaC for AKS, VNets, NSGs, App Gateway, Key Vault via azurerm provider. Azure-first delivery Deep knowledge of Azure PaaS (App Service, Functions, ACR, Service Bus) and AKS image lifecycle. Migration track record Documented end-to-end Java-to-Azure migrations (assessment ➜ refactor ➜ re-platform ➜ cut-over). Micro-service domain modelling & patterns Bounded-context design, DDD, event buses, observability (OpenTelemetry) in Java. #IND1 Job Type: Contract Pay: $60.00 - $115.00 per hour Expected hours: No less than 40 per week Benefits: Dental insurance Health insurance Vision insurance Application Question(s): Are you comfortable working on W2? Are you legally authorized to work in the United States - US Citizen/Green Card Holder? How many years of work experience do you have with Microsoft Azure? How many years of work experience do you have as an Azure Architect/Azure Engineer? Are you willing to work on a contract basis? How many years of experience do you have in end-to-end Java-to-Azure migrations? How many years of experience do you have with application development? How many years of experience do you have with Java? Are you willing to relocate at your own expense to Chicago, IL? Can you attend an in-person interview in Chicago, IL? How many years of work experience do you have with Spring Boot? How many years of work experience do you have with microservices? Ability to Commute: Chicago, IL 60619 (Required) Ability to Relocate: Chicago, IL 60619: Relocate before starting work (Required) Work Location: In person