Job description

Column Technical Services is seeking a highly skilled, disciplined, and self-driven Senior Cloud Systems Engineer with a passion for leveraging cloud technologies to address real-world business challenges. This role is based in Chicago and offers the opportunity to lead innovative cloud initiatives for their clients. Please Note: We do not offer employment sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future. Candidates must reside in the Chicagoland area to accommodate occasional onsite meetings and team collaborations. Key Responsibilities • Lead and mentor junior cloud engineers and architects in defining AWS environments using Infrastructure as Code tools- Guide teams in employing Configuration Management and Continuous Deployment tools to deliver applications across both stateless and stateful infrastructure- Manage the migration of bare metal and VM-hosted applications to containerized and serverless platforms- Transition non-scalable and non-high-availability systems to resilient, scalable architectures—spanning web apps, databases, and storage solutions Experience • Minimum of 4 years as a software engineer specializing in cloud system architecture and implementation- Master's Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems Security- Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform environments- Proficient in Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform- Skilled in traditional VMs, containers, and serverless architectures using AWS services including ECS, EKS, Lambda (Python runtime), and AWX- Solid knowledge of provisioning and configuration management using Ansible- Experience with CI/CD tools including CodeBuild, CodePipeline, and Jenkins

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