Information Technology - DevOps Engineer (Cloud Engineer)

Accord Technologies Inc; Illinois City (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Accord Technologies Inc in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior IT professional for a DevOps Engineer (Cloud Engineer) role focused on enterprise networking, automation, and security across on-prem, private cloud, AWS, and Azure.

You will design resilient, software-defined networks, implement IaC with Terraform, and integrate with Git-based CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate brings strong AWS/Azure networking, Zero Trust, and disaster recovery experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Strong background in enterprise network design & security.
• Proficiency with Terraform for reusable IaC modules.
• Scripting skills for provisioning, validation and monitoring.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and automation of enterprise network across on‑prem, private cloud, AWS and Azure.
• Develop IaC modules with Terraform and integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
• Create automation for provisioning, validation and monitoring of networks.
• Drive network isolation, secure enclaves and Zero Trust initiatives.
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery across regions.

Skills

Enterprise network engineering

Hybrid cloud networking

Network isolation & secure enclaves

Zero Trust networking

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash)

CI/CD integration (Git-based)

AWS networking (VPCs, Direct Connect,…

Azure networking (VNets, ExpressRoute,

Firewall, IDS/IPS, DDoS protection

High Availability & DR architectures

Monitoring tools (ThousandEyes, Splunk

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Git-based CI/CD

VMware NSX

Illumio

Cisco Secure Workload

Azure ExpressRoute

AWS services (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect)

Azure networking services

Job description

Job Title: Information Technology - DevOps Engineer (Cloud Engineer)

Location: Chicago, IL

Type: W2 Contract

Required Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.

Required Skills

• Enterprise network engineering (routing, switching, BGP, OSPF, VXLAN/EVPN, SDN).
• Hybrid cloud networking (5+ years supporting on-prem, private cloud, AWS, and Azure).
• Network isolation, secure enclave design, air-gapped environments, and recovery network architectures.
• Micro-segmentation (VMware NSX, Illumio, Cisco Secure Workload, cloud-native security groups).
• Zero Trust networking principles and least-privilege access.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (3+ years) building reusable modules and standardized patterns.
• Scripting with Python, PowerShell, or Bash for provisioning, validation, compliance, drift detection, and monitoring.
• CI/CD pipeline integration (Git-based).
• AWS: VPCs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route Tables, PrivateLink, Network Firewall.
• Azure: VNets, ExpressRoute, Virtual WAN, Azure Firewall, NSGs, Application Gateway, Load Balancer.
• Firewall architecture, IDS/IPS, DDoS protection, secure DNS, encryption in transit.
• High Availability, Disaster Recovery, active-active/passive architectures, multi-region failover, automated failover.
• Tools such as ThousandEyes, SolarWinds, Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, and cloud-native solutions.
• Dashboard development, KPI tracking, and automated alerting.

Preferred (Nice-to-Have) Skills

• Experience in large financial institutions or regulated industries.
• Kubernetes/OpenShift networking.
• VMware NSX or Cisco ACI.
• GitHub/GitLab/Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Disaster Recovery and Cyber Recovery networking.
• Infrastructure as Code governance and policy-as-code.
• Immutable infrastructure.

Preferred Certifications

• CCNP Enterprise or CCIE
• AWS Advanced Networking Specialty
• Microsoft Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700)
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate
• VMware VCP-NV (NSX)
• Palo Alto PCNSE
• CISSP (preferred)

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer to lead the design, automation, and modernization of enterprise network infrastructure across hybrid environments. This role is responsible for building highly resilient, secure, software-defined network architectures spanning on-premises data centers, private cloud, and public cloud platforms. The ideal candidate partners closely with Cloud Engineering, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, SRE, and Application teams to deliver secure, scalable, and automated networking solutions aligned with Zero Trust principles.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Network Engineering Design, implement, and support highly available network infrastructure across on-prem data centers, private cloud, AWS, and Azure. Engineer resilient Layer 2/Layer 3 architectures including routing, switching, BGP, OSPF, VXLAN/EVPN, and SDN technologies. Support enterprise resiliency and disaster recovery.
• Infrastructure Automation Build IaC solutions using Terraform; develop reusable modules and standardized deployment patterns. Automate network provisioning and configuration management. Integrate automation into Git-based CI/CD pipelines. Eliminate manual networking activities through automation-first engineering.
• Scripting & Automation Develop automation using Python, PowerShell, Bash, and REST APIs to handle provisioning, validation, compliance verification, drift detection, operational reporting, and health monitoring.
• Network Isolation & Segmentation Lead enterprise initiatives for network isolation, secure enclaves, air-gapped environments, Isolated Recovery Environments (IRE), secure management networks, and recovery architectures. Design secure separation between production, non-production, recovery, cyber recovery, and management networks.
• Micro-Segmentation Design and implement enterprise micro-segmentation using VMware NSX, Illumio, Cisco Secure Workload, cloud-native security groups, Azure NSGs, AWS Security Groups, and Network ACLs. Manage East-West traffic control, Zero Trust architectures, least-privilege access, dynamic policy enforcement, and application dependency mapping.
• Cloud Networking Engineer networking solutions across AWS (VPCs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route Tables, PrivateLink, Network Firewall) and Azure (VNets, ExpressRoute, Virtual WAN, Azure Firewall, NSGs, Application Gateway, Load Balancer).
• Security Engineering Collaborate with Cyber Security to implement Zero Trust networking, Network Access Control, secure remote connectivity, firewall architecture, IDS/IPS, DDoS protection, secure DNS, certificate management, and encryption in transit.
• Resiliency Engineering Design networking solutions supporting High Availability, Disaster Recovery, active-active/passive architectures, multi-region cloud deployments, automated failover, resilient routing, and critical application recovery.
• Monitoring & Observability Implement enterprise network observability using tools like ThousandEyes, SolarWinds, Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, and cloud-native monitoring. Develop dashboards, KPIs, and automated alerting for proactive network operations.