Cloud Platform Engineer - Kubernetes, AWS, IaC

Valiant Technologies LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 93,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC is seeking an experienced DevOps / Cloud Platform Engineer in Chicago. You will manage cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes deployments, and platform reliability while enforcing security and operational efficiency.

Key responsibilities include implementing IaC with AWS CDK and Terraform, managing monitoring with Grafana/Prometheus/Loki, and supporting Dev, QA, and Production environments. This contract role emphasizes security and scalable operations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Strong background in AWS cloud infrastructure and CI/CD tooling.
• Hands-on knowledge of Grafana/Prometheus/Loki for observability.
• Experience with IaC using AWS CDK and Terraform.
• Familiarity with incident management, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and related DevOps tools.
• Manage AWS cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes deployments.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK and Terraform.
• Handle incident, problem, and change management.
• Perform root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Manage monitoring, dashboards, alerting, and operational automation.
• Maintain observability solutions using Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki.
• Support AWS environments, platform onboarding, patches, and upgrades.
• Manage Dev, QA, and Production environments.
• Handle credential rotation, access provisioning, and security compliance.
• Support data platforms and data engineering infrastructure.
• Ensure cloud infrastructure reliability, availability, and security.

Skills

Kubernetes

DevOps practices

Monitoring & observability

Incident management

Security best practices

Tools

AWS

Jenkins

Grafana

Prometheus

Loki

AWS CDK

Terraform

Job description

Valiant Technologies LLC is seeking an experienced DevOps / Cloud Platform Engineer in Chicago. You will manage cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes deployments, and platform reliability while enforcing security and operational efficiency.

Key responsibilities include implementing IaC with AWS CDK and Terraform, managing monitoring with Grafana/Prometheus/Loki, and supporting Dev, QA, and Production environments. This contract role emphasizes security and scalable operations.