Azure Platform Engineer — Hybrid Chicago, DR & Networking Lead

Hirewell; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hirewell is seeking a Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer in the Chicago area for a hybrid role with 3 days onsite in downtown Chicago, IL. The role focuses on owning Azure platform services, networking, and disaster recovery for a financial services organization.

You will manage Azure governance, PAN-OS infrastructure, and WAN/LAN with a hands-on, end-to-end IT platform ownership approach.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of infrastructure engineering experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on Azure experience at the platform level.
• Azure Backup/Site Recovery and DR testing experience.
• Experience with Kubernetes (AKS preferred), IaC tools like Terraform or Bicep, and scripting (PowerShell or Python).
• Windows Server administration.
• Financial services or PCI DSS experience is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Own Azure subscriptions, governance, RBAC, and cost management.
• Design and run hub-and-spoke networking: VNets, NSGs, private endpoints, and VPN Gateways.
• Own Palo Alto infrastructure including HA, Panorama, PAN-OS upgrades, and Prisma Access/GlobalProtect.
• Own the WAN and office LAN (Cisco Meraki).
• Run Azure Backup and Site Recovery and lead the annual DR test.
• Lead migration of remaining data-center workloads into Azure using IaC.

Skills

Azure

Kubernetes

PowerShell

Python

Windows Server

Networking

PCI DSS

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Palo Alto Panorama

PAN-OS

Prisma Access

GlobalProtect

Job description

Hirewell is seeking a Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer in the Chicago area for a hybrid role with 3 days onsite in downtown Chicago, IL. The role focuses on owning Azure platform services, networking, and disaster recovery for a financial services organization.

You will manage Azure governance, PAN-OS infrastructure, and WAN/LAN with a hands-on, end-to-end IT platform ownership approach.