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Sr. Cloud Engineer; AWS, GCP

Job in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listing for: Request Technology, LLC
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-18
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, AWS, SRE/Site Reliability, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Sr. Cloud Engineer (AWS, GCP)
Job Description

*** We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent full time role***

*** 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 Git Ops 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 work streams 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 Git Ops (Argo CD).
  • Deep, hands-on experience using Terraform, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git Hub 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 Hashi Corp Vault.
  • Experience designing, deploying, and operating fault-tolerant systems with on-call responsibilities.
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