Cloud Engineer

Title:

Cloud Engineer

Location:

Chicago, IL (in-office hybrid)

Our client is seeking a

Cloud Engineer

to join their

Product Management

team who will serve as a key technical contributor, building and evolving their cloud infrastructure.

This role is central to implementing a resilient cloud environment essential for powering their high-stakes trading business

. You will work closely with the Lead Cloud Engineer to execute on architectural goals, collaborating across Product, Engineering, Security, and Risk to enable high-performance applications. You are a hands-on builder who ensures their systems are scalable, secure, and highly observable.

1\. Build and Manage

• Implement and Maintain:

Execute the development of a secure, scalable cloud platform. Deploy cloud services (compute, storage, networking, database) following established best practices for governance and security.

• IaC Execution:

Build and maintain cloud infrastructure using

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

, focusing on modularity and the use of version-controlled repositories.

• CI/CD Optimization:

Maintain and optimize robust CI/CD pipelines that allow development teams to deploy frequently and safely.

• Cost Efficiency:

Monitor usage reports to help right-size compute instances and identify opportunities for architectural tuning to manage cloud spend.

• T

echnical Support:

Serve as a core technical resource for troubleshooting infrastructure-related blockers for the wider engineering team.

2\.

Monitor

• Observability:

Configure integrated observability layers (metrics, logs, and tracing) to ensure visibility into service-level health.

• Incident Response:

Implement and refine automated alerts; participate in the triage of performance issues and infrastructure failures through deep monitoring analysis.

• Capacity Reporting:

Track and report on monthly performance, resource availability, and capacity metrics to ensure the platform scales ahead of demand.

3\.

Security \& Compliance

• Identity \& Access:

Implement least-privilege IAM models and manage Permission Boundaries and dynamic IAM roles.

• DevSecOps:

Integrate security tooling (CSPM, vulnerability scanning) into CI/CD workflows to catch misconfigurations before they reach production.

• Secrets Management:

Maintain integrations for dynamic, short-lived credentials and ensure the automation of SSL/TLS certificate rotations.

• Compliance Support:

Assist in gathering evidence and implementing controls for regulated environments (

SOC2, FINRA

).

Required Qualifications \& Skills:

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as Computer Science or Software Engineering, is preferred.
• 3\+ years of professional experience managing

cloud platforms (AWS preferred

).

• Experience working in highly

regulated environments

with strict audit and compliance requirements (

SOC2

,

FINRA

) is a plus.

• Solid experience with

Terraform

and

automating workflows

using at least one general-purpose language (

Java

,

JavaScript

,

or C#

).

• Proficient in

Kubernetes

and

Docker

; comfortable with

GitOps

workflows and managing

containerized deployments

.

• Experience improving monitoring stacks using

Prometheus

,

Grafana

, and

distributed tracing.

• Clear communication skills and the ability to explain technical infrastructure concepts to peers in Engineering and Product.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.