Role: Sr. Cloud Platform Engineer
Location: Remote or Chicago, IL
Type: Contract or CTH
Description:
- Lead Enterprise Azure Cloud Architecture at Scale
- We are seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer with deep Microsoft Azure expertise to lead the design, governance, and evolution of our enterprise Azure cloud platform. This highly influential role is responsible for enterprise Azure architecture, Landing Zones, Well-Architected governance, platform reliability, FinOps, disaster recovery, AI-driven operations, and engineering standards supporting mission-critical logistics systems.
What You'll Do- Architect and govern enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure platforms with multi-region resilience and zero single points of failure
- Lead Azure Landing Zone architecture, governance, networking, security, and platform standards
- Drive Azure Well-Architected Framework reviews and engineering best practices
- Build enterprise Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines
- Lead Azure networking, identity, security, and platform observability using Azure-native services and Dynatrace
- Establish FinOps practices using Azure Cost Management, tagging, budgets, and optimization strategies
- Own disaster recovery and business continuity using Azure-native resilience services
- Drive AI-powered cloud operations, automation, and intelligent platform engineering
- Mentor engineers, lead architecture reviews, and define enterprise cloud strategy
What You'll Bring- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience (or equivalent practical experience).
- 10+ years designing enterprise cloud infrastructure
- 7+ years designing and operating Microsoft Azure platforms
- Proven experience delivering Azure Landing Zones, governance, networking, identity, and security at enterprise scale
- Deep expertise across Azure compute, networking, storage, monitoring, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Azure DevOps, and CI/CD
- Experience with Azure Well-Architected Framework, FinOps, disaster recovery, and platform reliability
- Strong technical leadership with experience influencing architecture across engineering teams
The salary range provided for this contract role represents our good faith estimate for this position. Within the range, individual offers will vary based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, location and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process (W2 or C2C). In addition to compensation, the company provides eligible W2 employees with a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package.
I.T. Solutions, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.