Sr. Systems and Cloud Engineer

As the fastest-growing distributor of restaurant equipment, HVAC and residential appliance parts, we like to do things a little differently. First, you need to understand and demonstrate our Core Values with safety being your first priority. That’s key. But we’re also looking for unique enthusiasm, high integrity, courage to embrace change…and if you know a few jokes, that puts you on the top of our list!

Do you have a genius-level knowledge of original equipment manufacturer parts? If not, no problem! We’re more interested in passionate people with fresh ideas from different backgrounds. That’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We’re proud that our workplace has been recognized for its growth and innovation on the Inc. 5000 list 15 years in a row and the Crain’s Fast 50 list ten times.

We are honored to be voted by our Chicagoland team as a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace for the last four years.

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, go above and beyond and put your ambition to work, all while having some fun, let’s chat – Apply Today!

• Team member appreciation events and recognition programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Casual dress code
• On demand pay options:
  Access your pay as you earn it, to cover unexpected or even everyday expenses
• All the traditional benefits like health insurance, 401k/401k match, employee assistance programs and time away – don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

The Senior Systems & Cloud Engineer designs builds, and operate primarily across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), while supporting the on-premises systems that connect to them. This is a hands-on, cloud-focused role for an engineer who brings strong system-engineering fundamentals — Windows, Linux, networking, and identity — and applies them to building reliable, well-architected cloud environments.

Terraform is central to how the role works: infrastructure is defined as reusable, version-controlled configurations rather than provisioned by hand. The ideal candidate pairs cloud engineering with a solid infrastructure background, bringing consistency, repeatability, and reliability to everything we run. This role will likely spend 50% of the time working within our Azure environment, 20% on-premises technologies, 20% on GCP and remainder time on other internal technologies.

A passion for automation and process improvement is key.

• Administer, patch, and harden Windows Server and Linux systems across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Manage virtualization, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, certificates, and core infrastructure services.
• Provision and operate Azure and GCP compute, storage, networking, identity, and hybrid connectivity.
• Build secure cloud landing zones, support workload migrations, and optimize cost, tagging, and resource hygiene.
• Define and maintain Terraform configurations, modules, state, standards, and Git-based deployment workflows.
• Automate configuration and operational tasks with Power Shell, Bash, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
• Monitor systems, respond to alerts, support incidents, and ensure uptime, performance, capacity, and security.
• Maintain backup, disaster recovery, compliance, documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Partner with internal teams and vendors while mentoring others and standardizing platforms across data center and cloud.

• You bring hands-on Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code experience, turning complex environments into clean, repeatable, version-controlled builds.
• You enjoy using Power Shell and Bash to automate the manual work others still do the hard way.
• You’re confident administering Windows Server and Linux environments and keeping critical systems secure, stable, and ready for what’s next.
• You understand virtualization, including Nutanix, and know how to keep hosts, clusters, capacity, and performance running smoothly.
• You’ve built in Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) across compute, storage, networking, identity, and serverless patterns — with an eye toward cloud environments that scale with the business.
• You know Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and…