Senior Cloud Engineer
? Senior Cloud Solutions Engineer (Azure) | Chicago, IL or Dallas, TX | W2 Contract-to-Hire
We're hiring a Senior Cloud Solutions Engineer for a national healthcare performance-improvement organization that manages billions in supply chain and pharmaceutical spend for hospitals across the U.S.
This is a hands-on role that bridges architecture and implementation -- you'll build prototypes, reference implementations, and reusable cloud patterns that other engineering teams adopt, using modern AI-assisted development tools to move fast.
? Location: Chicago, IL or Dallas, TX (Hybrid -- onsite Tue/Wed/Thu)
? Type: W2 Contract-to-Hire
? Pay: $70-$80/H
What you'll do:
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Turn architectural direction into working prototypes and reusable patterns
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Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines across app, infra, and data workloads
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Automate infrastructure with IaC (Terraform, Bicep, Pulumi, or similar)
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Support containerized workloads with Docker & Kubernetes
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Use AI-assisted dev tools to accelerate coding, testing, and documentation
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Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and distributed tracing
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Mentor engineers on cloud-native development and delivery automation
What you bring:
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5+ years in cloud engineering, DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering
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Strong hands-on Microsoft Azure experience (or major cloud, Azure-first ready)
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CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar)
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IaC experience (Terraform, Bicep, Pulumi, CloudFormation)
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Strong Docker, Kubernetes, networking, IAM, and secrets management skills
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Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, PowerShell, or Bash
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Real-world experience with AI-assisted development tools
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
Nice to have: OpenTelemetry/distributed tracing, GitOps, Databricks, healthcare/supply chain/regulated industry background, Azure/K8s certifications.
All candidates complete a brief video screen before submission.
Interested? Apply now or reach out directly to learn more.
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