Senior Azure Platform Engineer

SNtial Technologies, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Disability and life insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

SNtial Technologies, Inc. in the Chicago metropolitan area is seeking an experienced Senior Azure Platform Engineer to build, automate, secure, and support cloud-native platforms.

This is a hands-on role requiring strong Azure, Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, and CI/CD experience. You will collaborate with development, architecture, security, and infrastructure teams to improve reliability, scalability, and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Several years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, site reliability engineering, or platform engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Experience supporting Kubernetes-based workloads, preferably within Azure.
• Proficiency with Terraform, Bicep, or another infrastructure-as-code technology.
• Experience with containerized application environments.
• Strong Python scripting or programming experience.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
• Understanding of cloud networking, identity, access management, and security.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automated pipelines for cloud-based applications.
• Design, support, and improve Kubernetes environments hosted in Microsoft Azure.
• Develop reusable infrastructure-as-code templates using Terraform, Bicep, or comparable tools.
• Automate application build, testing, release, and deployment processes.
• Support source-control standards, branching practices, code-review processes, and repository policies.
• Partner with development, architecture, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams.
• Implement platform monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance-management capabilities.
• Apply cloud security practices related to identity, access controls, credentials, secrets, and application delivery.
• Troubleshoot production issues, conduct root-cause analysis, and implement preventive improvements.
• Develop reusable platform components, operating standards, and technical documentation.

Skills

Azure

Kubernetes

DevOps

Python

Monitoring & Logging

Cloud Security

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Platform Engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Job description

Location: Chicago Metropolitan Area

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Compensation: $140,000 to $170,000, plus bonus eligibility and benefits

A well-established financial services organization is seeking an experienced Senior Azure Platform Engineer to help build, automate, secure, and support cloud-native technology platforms.

This is a hands-on position for an engineer with strong Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, and continuous-delivery experience. The selected professional will work with application development, architecture, security, and infrastructure teams to improve the reliability, scalability, and security of enterprise cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automated software-delivery pipelines for cloud-based applications.
• Design, support, and improve Kubernetes environments hosted in Microsoft Azure.
• Develop reusable infrastructure-as-code templates using Terraform, Bicep, or comparable tools.
• Automate application build, testing, release, and deployment processes.
• Support source-control standards, branching practices, code-review processes, and repository policies.
• Partner with development, architecture, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams.
• Implement platform monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance-management capabilities.
• Apply cloud security practices related to identity, access controls, credentials, secrets, and application delivery.
• Troubleshoot production issues, conduct root-cause analysis, and implement preventive improvements.
• Develop reusable platform components, operating standards, and technical documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Several years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, site reliability engineering, or platform engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Experience supporting Kubernetes-based workloads, preferably within Azure.
• Proficiency with Terraform, Bicep, or another infrastructure-as-code technology.
• Experience with containerized application environments.
• Strong Python scripting or programming experience.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
• Understanding of cloud networking, identity, access management, and security.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and application-security controls.
• Experience supporting secure, scalable enterprise-platform environments.

Compensation and Benefits

The anticipated base salary range is $140,000 to $170,000, depending on relevant experience, technical expertise, education, certifications, and other business considerations.

The position may also be eligible for an annual performance-based bonus. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement benefits, paid time off, disability and life insurance, parental leave, and additional employee programs.

Work Authorization

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must not require employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future. Employment visa sponsorship, including H-1B sponsorship, is not available for this position.