Cloud Infrastructure Manager

Plante Moran; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Plante Moran is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Manager in Chicago to lead our Cloud Team and own Azure platform design, security, and cost optimization. This role blends hands-on engineering with people leadership, mentoring engineers and guiding IaC, Terraform, and GitHub CI/CD practices.

You will partner with architecture, security, and operations to shape the cloud operating model and drive scalable, resilient Azure solutions across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
• 7+ years of IT infrastructure experience, including 3+ years building and operating Microsoft Azure solutions.
• Ability to lead technically, communicate clearly, and guide others through complex infrastructure and cloud engineering challenges.
• Strong understanding of Azure services such as App Services, Front Door, Key Vault, Logic Apps, NSGs, VMs, VNets, Azure SQL, Storage, Availability Zones, and regional architectures.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals and security best practices.
• Experience with Kubernetes-based platforms (AKS) or similar.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the Cloud Team, including coaching, mentoring, delegating work, reviewing team members’ work, and setting appropriate expectations and goals.
• Guide Azure platform standards, roadmaps, and operating practices in collaboration with architecture, application, security, and operations teams.
• Help define and evolve the future cloud operating model, including how cloud, application, security, and operations teams collaborate on platform engineering, DevOps practices, and service ownership.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve Azure solutions using Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and GitHub based CI/CD practices, with attention to availability, disaster recovery, security, and cost.
• Research emerging public cloud technologies and recommend solutions that improve cost-effectiveness, scalability, user experience, and business value.
• Apply FinOps practices to optimize cloud costs and improve transparency.
• Provide senior-level Azure infrastructure support, including Tier 3 troubleshooting, incident root-cause analysis, preventive improvements, on-call participation, and occasional after-hours maintenance.

Skills

Azure

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Cloud leadership

DevOps practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT

Tools

GitHub Enterprise

Terraform Cloud

Env0

Kubernetes

Job description

Count on us. Our \"we-care\" culture is more than just a motto; it's a promise. From day one, we prioritize your growth, well-being, and success. You can count on us to support your career journey and help you achieve your professional goals. Join us.

We are seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Manager with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure and Infrastructure as Code to provide both technical and people leadership for our Cloud Team. This hands-on role will guide the design and delivery of secure, scalable Azure cloud platforms while mentoring direct reports, setting technical direction, and advancing our engineering practices across Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, and GitHub based CI/CD.

Your role.

Your work will include, but not be limited to:

• Provide leadership for the Cloud Team, including coaching, mentoring, delegating work, reviewing team members’ work, and setting appropriate expectations and goals.

• Guide Azure platform standards, roadmaps, and operating practices in collaboration with architecture, application, security, and operations teams.

• Help define and evolve the future cloud operating model, including how cloud, application, security, and operations teams collaborate on platform engineering, DevOps practices, and service ownership.

• Design, implement, and continuously improve Azure solutions using Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and GitHub based CI/CD practices, with attention to availability, disaster recovery, security, and cost.

• Research emerging public cloud technologies and recommend solutions that improve cost-effectiveness, scalability, user experience, and business value.

• Apply FinOps practices to optimize cloud costs and improve transparency.

• Provide senior-level Azure infrastructure support, including Tier 3 troubleshooting, incident root-cause analysis, preventive improvements, on-call participation, and occasional after-hours maintenance.

The qualifications.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field required.

• 7+ years of IT infrastructure experience, including 3+ years building and operating Microsoft Azure solutions using Infrastructure as Code and Terraform in an enterprise environment.

• Ability to lead technically, communicate clearly, and guide others through complex infrastructure and cloud engineering challenges.

• Strong understanding of common Azure services, resources, and architecture patterns, including App Services, Front Door, Key Vault, Logic Apps, Network Security Groups, Virtual Machines, VNets, Azure SQL, Storage Accounts, Availability Zones, and regional architectures.

• Knowledge of core networking principles, including subnetting, routing, and security best practices.

• Experience with Kubernetes-based platforms, such as Azure Kubernetes Service, or similar container orchestration technologies.

• A passion for cloud technologies and a commitment to continuous learning.

• This position may require travel on rare occasions.

The following experience is helpful but not required.

• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools in a safe, secure, and supportable manner.

• Experience with GitHub Enterprise, Terraform Cloud, Env0, or similar platforms.

• Experience deploying Microsoft Azure AI services.

• Microsoft Azure or HashiCorp certification.

• Scripting experience with PowerShell and/or Python.

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What makes us different?

On the surface, we’re one of the nation’s largest audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management firms. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll see what makes us different: we’re a relatively jerk-free firm (hey, nobody ‘s perfect) with a world-class culture, consistent recognition as one of Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and an endless array of opportunities.At Plante Moran, diversity, equity and inclusion means that all staff members have equitable and fair opportunities to succeed, in an inclusive environment, with their individual, unique identities.

Plante Moran enjoys a “Workplace for Your Day” model which, simply put, means we strive for flexibility and balance while staying true to our principally in-person model. We believe that face-to-face interactions are