Senior Cloud Engineer - Azure

CCC Intelligent Solutions•Chicago, IL

2d•$106,277 - $165,000

About The Position

CCC Intelligent Solutions is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure) to help design, build, secure, and operate our next-generation cloud platform. This role is a key technical contributor responsible for developing scalable, resilient, and secure cloud infrastructure that supports CCC's SaaS products and data platforms. As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will partner closely with Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Security, Architecture, and Product teams to deliver cloud-native solutions that improve platform reliability, performance, automation, and operational efficiency. You will independently solve complex technical challenges, drive infrastructure modernization initiatives, and contribute to engineering best practices across the organization. This position is ideal for an experienced cloud professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys hands-on technical problem solving, and has deep expertise within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Typically 5+ years of cloud engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, infrastructure engineering, or related experience.
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
Experience designing and supporting highly available, distributed cloud environments.
Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes (AKS preferred).
Experience building CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
Strong knowledge of networking, identity, security, monitoring, and cloud governance principles.
Experience troubleshooting and resolving production issues in cloud environments.
Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Microsoft Azure certifications such as: Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate
Experience supporting SaaS platforms at enterprise scale.
Experience with cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices.
Experience with observability platforms such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Datadog, Grafana, or Splunk.
Experience supporting multi-region deployments and disaster recovery strategies.
Knowledge of software engineering practices and modern application architectures.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable Azure cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise applications and customer-facing platforms.
Build and manage Azure services including Virtual Networks, AKS, Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Storage, Key Vault, SQL Database, Cosmos DB, and other core platform services.
Implement infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or similar technologies.
Drive cloud architecture improvements focused on scalability, resiliency, performance, and cost optimization.
Develop automated provisioning, deployment, and operational workflows.
Enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms.
Improve developer productivity through self-service infrastructure and platform capabilities.
Establish infrastructure standards, reusable modules, and engineering best practices.
Design and implement monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability solutions.
Partner with Security Engineering to implement cloud security controls, compliance requirements, and governance standards.
Support incident response, root cause analysis, problem management, and service restoration activities.
Drive proactive reliability improvements and continuous operational excellence.
Lead complex cloud infrastructure initiatives with minimal supervision.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to platform architecture.
Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance across teams.
Participate in architecture reviews and influence cloud engineering standards and technical direction.
Partner with Engineering, Product, Architecture, Security, and Operations teams to deliver business outcomes.
Translate business and technical requirements into scalable cloud solutions.
Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.