Senior Lead Cloud Engineer

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 06 Month(s)
50% Travel
Unable to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

ARM
Amazon Web Services
Analytical Skill
Ansible
Bash
Cloud Architecture
Cloud Computing
Cloud Security
Collaboration
Communication
Computer Networking
Computer Science
Conflict Resolution
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Database
DevOps
Docker
Documentation
Encryption
GC
GitHub
GitLab
Good Clinical Practice
Google Cloud Platform
Grafana
IaaS
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Leadership
Management
Mentorship
Microsoft Azure
Migration
Optimization
Orchestration
Problem Solving
Python
RBAC
Regulatory Compliance
Root Cause Analysis
SAN
Scripting
Soft Skills
Splunk
Terraform
Windows PowerShell

Job Details

Senior Lead Cloud Engineer (Certified)
Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Start Date: Immediate
Visa: Open (Except & GC)

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced and certified Senior Lead Cloud Engineer to architect, design, and lead enterprise-level cloud initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring deep hands-on expertise across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, strong leadership capabilities, and the ability to drive large-scale cloud modernization, automation, and governance efforts. This role requires a strategic thinker with exceptional engineering, security, and cross-team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end cloud architecture, engineering, migration, and modernization programs.

  • Design scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions using AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform.

  • Define cloud architecture best practices, standards, and governance frameworks.

  • Oversee deployment of cloud-native services including compute, storage, networking, IAM, and security.

  • Drive IaC automation using Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or similar tools.

  • Mentor and lead cloud engineering teams; conduct design and code reviews.

  • Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Azure DevOps, etc.

  • Implement cloud security, compliance, encryption, observability, and cost-optimization strategies.

  • Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure issues and perform root-cause analysis.

  • Partner with DevOps, SRE, Security, and application teams for smooth cloud operations.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

  • 10–12+ years of total IT experience, with 8+ years in cloud engineering/architecture.

Must have at least one major cloud certification:

  • AWS Solutions Architect – Professional

  • Azure Solutions Architect Expert

  • Google Cloud Platform Professional Cloud Architect

Technical Expertise:

  • Deep experience with cloud-native services across compute, networking, databases, IAM, logging, and monitoring.

  • Hands-on proficiency with IaC: Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM, Pulumi.

  • Strong background with containers and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, AKS, GKE.

  • Solid experience building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.

  • Scripting proficiency: Python, Bash, PowerShell.

  • Strong understanding of cloud security frameworks: CIS, NIST, IAM, RBAC.

  • Enterprise-level cloud migration and modernization experience.

  • Multi-cloud architecture experience preferred.

  • Knowledge of service mesh technologies: Istio, Linkerd.

  • Familiarity with observability tools: Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Splunk, Datadog.

  • FinOps and cloud cost optimization experience.

Soft Skills:

  • Proven leadership managing and mentoring cross-functional engineering teams.

  • Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder collaboration skills.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

  • Ability to lead enterprise cloud initiatives with minimal oversight.

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