Senior Cloud Engineer

Slalom; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off

Parental leave

401(k) with match

Health, dental, & vision coverage

Adoption and fertility assistance

Disability insurance

Well-being reimbursement

Job summary

Slalom seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer to lead the management of our multi-cloud environment across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Snowflake. You will mentor the Infrastructure Operations team and collaborate with Architects to drive scalable, secure cloud solutions.

This role emphasizes cost optimization, IAM and governance, and cross-functional partnering with IT and Infosec. Strong AWS experience and hands-on multi-cloud fluency are required.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with core AWS services (EC2, S3, API Gateway, Route 53, IAM, AWS Backup, networking basics).
• Proficiency in cloud cost management, tagging, budgets, and savings optimizations.
• Automation skills with AWS CLI, PowerShell, Bash, Python or Go.
• Hands-on multi-cloud experience; Azure/GCP or Snowflake a plus.
• Proficient in version control and collaboration platforms (Git, Bitbucket, GitHub, Azure DevOps).

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake.
• Maintain Compliance baseline across all clouds.
• Drive cost optimization and implement monitoring for critical services.
• Design IAM/RBAC with least-privilege principles and guardrails.
• Create runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation; mentor engineers.

Skills

AWS core services

Cost management

Automation

Multi-cloud fluency

Engineering practices

Tools

Git

Bitbucket

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join our Infrastructure Engineering team and lead the management of our multi-cloud environment, which includes AWS, GCP, Azure, and Snowflake. This is a high-impact role that involves close collaboration with Architects and Cloud Engineers across the IT department.

You will be responsible for overseeing the evolution of Slalom’s multi-cloud infrastructure, ensuring that operations are secure, efficient, and cost-effective. Additionally, you will mentor the Infrastructure Operations team to support Tier I/II escalations.

This role is responsible for upholding infrastructure standards, contributing to design principles, and driving technical initiatives that shape the future of Slalom’s global cloud infrastructure.

What You’ll Do:

Cloud Platform Management and Excellence

• Manage and optimize cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake.
• Maintain Compliance baseline across all clouds.
• Drive cost optimization by identifying and removing unused resources, managing reserved instances, and establishing monitoring for critical cloud services.

Security and Governance

• Provision AWS accounts; apply guardrails via SCPs, IAM, and Identity Center.
• Design and enforce IAM/RBAC across all platforms using least-privilege principles
• Implement IAM roles and policies for Cloud Access and Configure SSO
• Collaborate with the Infosec team to integrate monitoring and security tools (e.g., LogicMonitor , Cyera, Rapid7).

Strategic Impact

• Partner with enterprise and infrastructure architects to translate designs into scalable cloud implementations.
• Contribute to architectural decisions that shape Slalom’s infrastructure roadmap.
• Create and maintain comprehensive runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation.
• Mentor Infrastructure Operations engineers and support escalation resolution.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration to align infrastructure with business objectives.

What You Bring:

Core Expertise

• AWS : Strong experience with core services (EC2, S3, API Gateway, Route 53, IAM, AWS Backup, and basic networking/security resources like ENI, subnets, load balancers, VPC, security groups).
• Cost Management : Proficiency in tagging strategies, budgets, CUR analysis, and savings optimizations.
• Automation : Skilled in AWS CLI, PowerShell, Bash, Python, or Go.
• Multi-Cloud Fluency : Hands-on experience in AWS is required; experience in Azure ,GCP or Snowflake is a plus.
• Engineering Practices : Proficient in version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaboration platforms (e.g., Bitbucket, GitHub, Azure DevOps). Experience with pull request workflows, branching, and code reviews is advantageous.

Specialized Knowledge

• Troubleshooting : Ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues across cloud stacks.
• Documentation & Communication : Strong technical writing skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Monitoring Integration : Experience with telemetry platforms is preferred.

What Sets You Apart

• Customer-focused approach to infrastructure support.
• Proactive problem-solving mindset with a focus on operational excellence.
• Experience with rotating on-call responsibilities and incident management.
• Passion for staying current with cloud technologies and best practices.

Why You’ll Love this role

• Technical Growth : Work with leading cloud providers including AWS, Azure, GCP, and Snowflake.
• Mentorship Opportunities : Guide and develop Tier I and Tier II engineers.
• Business Impact : Directly contribute to operational efficiency.
• Learning Opportunity : Continuous exposure to cutting-edge technologies and industry best practices through Slalom’s partnerships with major cloud providers.
• Collaborative Culture : Partner with diverse teams including Architecture, Technology, Consulting, Infosec, HR, and Fintech.

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.

What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.

Compensation and Benefits

• meaningful time off and paid holidays
• parental leave
• 401(k) with a match
• a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage
• adoption and fertility assistance
• short/long-term disability
• yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses
• discounted home, auto, and pet insurance

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges: The targeted base salary pay range for this position is $110,000 to $135,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus . Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

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EEO and Accommodations

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