Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer

Job Title: Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer

Location: Evanston, IL Hybrid onsite 2 days per week

Position: 6-month Contract with Intent to Hire (Contract to Hire)

Join a Global Industry Leader!

TalentFish is casting a line for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our client's technology team in Evanston, IL. This is a 6-month contract with intent to convert to full-time hire. Candidates must reside in the Chicagoland area and be available to work onsite in Evanston, IL every Monday and Wednesday.

Overview

• This is a hands-on Cloud Engineering opportunity for an experienced cloud professional who will help build, automate, and support scalable cloud infrastructure and deployment solutions.
• The Cloud Engineer will work with Kubernetes, container technologies, Terraform, and CI/CD tools to improve infrastructure reliability, application delivery, and operational efficiency.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior, hands-on Cloud DevOps or Platform Engineer who brings strong Cloud and DevOps engineering experience and solid technical leadership, sound architectural judgment, and clear communication skills.

• Has personally designed and built cloud infrastructure not simply supported environments created by others.
• Brings recent Azure expertise, credible AWS experience, and advanced hands-on skills with Terraform, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipeline development.
• Able to evaluate and stabilize vendor-built architecture, identify design and operational gaps, and independently lead the replication of an Azure Infrastructure as Code (IaC) framework into AWS.
• Enjoys working collaboratively across technical teams and can contribute effectively within an established enterprise environment.

What You Bring to the Role (Experience Requirements)

• 6+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized environments.
• Experience designing, building, and supporting CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience deploying and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Understanding of cloud security, networking, access controls, and infrastructure best practices.
• Experience troubleshooting cloud infrastructure, deployment, and application environment issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

What You'll Do

• Build, configure, and support cloud infrastructure and containerized environments.
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters, workloads, and supporting services.
• Develop and maintain Terraform configurations and reusable Infrastructure as Code components.
• Design, enhance, and support CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and operational processes.
• Partner with application, infrastructure, security, and engineering teams.
• Monitor cloud environments and troubleshoot performance, availability, and deployment issues.
• Support cloud governance, security, reliability, and operational best practices.
• Document technical processes, configurations, and support procedures.
• Contribute to the continued advancement of the organization's cloud and DevOps capabilities.

Why Consider?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly respected, mission-driven global organization where talented professionals are trusted to lead meaningful work. In this highly visible role, you ll contribute to important enterprise initiatives, and your technical recommendations will influence the organization s evolving Kubernetes and DevOps strategy. You ll take ownership of a growing multi-cloud environment, shape Azure and AWS architecture, work with modern technologies, and collaborate with highly capable colleagues and supportive leadership.

Compensation and Employment
This contract to hire role requires authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship. The expected pay range for this position is $68 - $88 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications. This role qualifies for comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, and vision insurance, and paid time off (PTO). TalentFish is committed to pay transparency and equal opportunity. The salary range provided is in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations. All offers are contingent upon the completion of a background check, which may include but is not limited to reference checks, education verification, employment verification, drug testing, criminal records checks, and any required certifications or compliance requirements based on the end client's background check policies and applicable laws.
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