Senior Cloud Engineer - Hybrid, FinOps & Security

Zebra; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Healthcare

Learning & development

Paid time off

Community service days

Job summary

Zebra is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Engineer to lead complex cloud infrastructure issues and drive automation across cloud environments in a hybrid Chicago setting. The role requires deep expertise in AWS/Azure/GCP, IaC, and container technologies.

You will design scalable, secure architectures, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor others while aligning cloud solutions with business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in cloud engineering or related roles, with 2–3+ years in cloud-native development/architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead resolution of complex cloud infra issues as escalation point.
• Automate deployment/configuration and other routine work.
• Create and maintain architectural artifacts.
• Ensure secure, least-privilege, zero-trust cloud environments.
• Monitor costs and apply FinOps best practices.
• Mentor junior/senior engineers and share knowledge.
• Ensure disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

Skills

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Programming languages (Python/Go/Java/

Education

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

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Zebra is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Engineer to lead complex cloud infrastructure issues and drive automation across cloud environments in a hybrid Chicago setting. The role requires deep expertise in AWS/Azure/GCP, IaC, and container technologies.

You will design scalable, secure architectures, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor others while aligning cloud solutions with business goals.