Hybrid Azure Backend Engineer (Chicago) - Terraform

Prairie Consulting Services; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Prairie Consulting Services in Chicago—a Hybrid role with 3 days onsite—is seeking a hands-on Azure Developer to produce and productionize an Azure-based platform.

This role focuses on coding, API development, cloud-native architectures, and strong Terraform experience, not a traditional DevOps position. You will build backend integrations, enhance APIs, and strengthen security in a regulated environment; banking experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Strong backend development with Python and Node.js.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Functions, Service Bus, Storage Accounts, and Key Vault.
• Develop APIs, integrations, and optimize performance.
• Experience with authentication and API security.
• Hands-on Terraform experience is a MUST.
• Serverless and cloud-native application architecture.

Responsibilities

• Take an existing platform across the finish line into production by building backend integrations.
• Enhance APIs and optimize performance.
• Strengthen application security.

Skills

Python

Node.js

Azure Functions

Service Bus

Storage Accounts

Key Vault

API development

Authentication

API security

Terraform

Serverless

Cloud-native

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Prairie Consulting Services in Chicago—a Hybrid role with 3 days onsite—is seeking a hands-on Azure Developer to produce and productionize an Azure-based platform.

This role focuses on coding, API development, cloud-native architectures, and strong Terraform experience, not a traditional DevOps position. You will build backend integrations, enhance APIs, and strengthen security in a regulated environment; banking experience is a plus.