Azure Cloud Engineer Chicago | Hybrid 3x/week | Contract role If you’re an Azure pro who’s tired of clunky cloud ops, we’ve got your next challenge. Our client is looking for a Cloud Engineer who doesn’t just “know cloud,” but can architect, build, and lead scalable Azure-native solutions with confidence—and teach others to do the same. You’ll use Terraform + Spring to make cloud infra sing, and partner with DevOps to build the kind of CI/CD pipelines that just work. What You’ll Tackle: 🔹 Architect Azure-based solutions that are scalable, secure, and cost-efficient 🔹Build Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform—fast, clean, repeatable 🔹 Lead CI/CD pipeline creation with GitHub Actions 🔹 Design for SRE: logging, alerting, monitoring, backups, and disaster recovery 🔹 Address security issues with smart, proactive fixes 🔹 Mentor junior engineers on cloud best practices and architectural thinking What You Bring: ✅ 10+ years in full-stack or app development (Microservices, Spring Boot, JPA, ReactJS, etc.) ✅ 5+ years designing and deploying in Azure ✅ Experience with Azure Postgres, Cosmos DB, Azure Event Hub, Kafka, and Solace ✅ Skilled with backup/restore, replication, failover scenarios ✅ Fluent in Terraform, CI/CD (GitHub Actions), and monitoring tools ✅ You’re a curious, proactive builder who likes things done right and fast Bonus points for: Azure Developer Associate or Terraform Associate Certification Financial background 📩 Apply now or DM us to get the details.