About this opportunity
Request Technology, LLC lists this Sr. Cloud Engineer (AWS, GCP) opportunity in chicago, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
***We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent full time role***
You can get further details about the nature of this opening, and what is expected from applicants, by reading the below.
***Hybrid, 4 days onsite, 1 day remote***
Responsibilities:
Build and maintain a globally distributed cloud infrastructure platform using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)
Collaborate with Cloud Platform Engineering and business unit application teams to engineer infrastructure solutions for their cloud-based applications
Design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes-based platforms and workloads (EKS, Cluster API), including GitOps workflows (e.g., Argo CD)
Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation
Perform system and database maintenance, including application deployment, backup and restoration, patching, and upgrades
Maintain cloud environments through incident response, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
Participate in on-call rotations and support operational readiness
Lead implementation of cloud infrastructure projects from design through delivery
Own complex workstreams end-to-end — scope, sequencing, and hand-off to operations
Lead design discussions and reviews, and provide technical direction and feedback to other engineers
Define and evolve the patterns and standards that keep the platform consistent and maintainable
Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to ensure systems are secure and compliant
Create and maintain clear, accurate documentation — infrastructure designs, standard operating procedures, and support runbooks — tailored to the target audience (e.g., engineers, support staff)
Qualifications:
6+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms (AWS and GCP preferred) in a professional setting.
Deep, hands-on experience deploying and managing Kubernetes (EKS, GKE) and GitOps (Argo CD).
Deep, hands-on experience using Terraform, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and scripting languages (Python) to deploy, maintain, and support cloud infrastructure.
Strong experience supporting containerized applications and Linux-based systems.
Strong understanding of networking, IAM, cloud observability, and common cloud services such as AWS VPC, EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, and Lambda.
Familiarity with managing secrets and sensitive configuration using tools such as HashiCorp Vault. xavwley
Experience designing, deploying, and operating fault-tolerant systems with on-call responsibilities.
Worksite address
chicago, IL, 60290, US
Who can apply
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