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Georgia IT, Inc.

Cloud Engineer (Banking Domain)

Chicago, IL · On-site

$57.50 - $76.75/hr

... Azure Monitor • SQL Server, Cosmos DB Company : Georgia IT, Inc. provides IT Consulting for a wide range of IT services and custom build turn-key enterprise solutions. Founded in 2007, the company ...

William Blair

Senior DevOps Engineer

Chicago, IL · Hybrid

$133K - $172K/yr

Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights. * Enforce security best practices including identity, RBAC, secrets management with Azure Key ...

William Blair

Senior DevOps Engineer

Chicago, IL · Hybrid

$133K - $172K/yr

Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights. * Enforce security best practices including identity, RBAC, secrets management with Azure Key ...

Damco Solutions

Azure Architect

Lisle, IL · On-site

$62.50 - $81.50/hr

... and monitoring tools to support agile delivery and operational excellence. Qualifications ... Azure services, .NET, React, and API-first design. • Experience integrating with Product ...

TEKFORTUNE INC

Sr. DevOps Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$54.50 - $74.50/hr

... and Azure Monitor) and alerting for production systems. • Security Implement security best practices, encryption, and controls at the infrastructure and pipeline levels. • Collaboration ...

Huntington

Site Reliability Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$58.75 - $78/hr

Utilize monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, Azure Monitor, AppDynamics, CloudWatch, or equivalent. * Drive process enhancements, streamline communication, and optimize delivery ...

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How much do azure monitor jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 22, 2026, the average hourly pay for azure monitor in Chicago, IL is $60.16, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $54.47 and $67.60 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Azure Monitor vs Azure Security Engineer?

AspectAzure MonitorAzure Security Engineer
Primary FocusMonitoring and diagnostics of Azure resources and applicationsImplementing security controls and managing security posture in Azure
Required SkillsAzure monitoring tools, log analytics, scriptingSecurity best practices, threat management, compliance
CertificationsAzure Fundamentals, Azure AdministratorAzure Security Engineer Associate, CISSP
Work EnvironmentCloud monitoring teams, DevOps, IT operationsSecurity teams, compliance, risk management

Azure Monitor primarily focuses on tracking and diagnosing Azure resources, while Azure Security Engineers concentrate on securing those resources and managing security policies. Both roles require familiarity with Azure tools, but their core responsibilities differ significantly, making them complementary in cloud management and security.

What is the role of an Azure Monitor?

An Azure Monitor professional manages and analyzes the performance, health, and availability of Azure resources and applications. They configure monitoring tools, set up alerts, and interpret data to ensure optimal system operation and troubleshoot issues effectively.

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Infographic showing various Azure Monitor job openings in Chicago, IL as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 77% Full Time, 17% Part Time, 4% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 93% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 4% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $125,138 per year, or $60.2 per hour.

Lead Incident Management

Tata Consultancy Service Limited

Deerfield, IL • On-site

$100K - $120K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 19 days ago

Job description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
  • 6+ years of IT Service Management experience with a minimum of 3 years in a dedicated Major Incident
  • Management or Incident Commander role in a large enterprise (Fortune 500 / FTSE 100 equivalent complexity).
  • ITIL 4 Managing Professional or ITIL 4 Specialist: High Velocity IT certification
  • (ITIL 4 Foundation minimum required).
  • Demonstrable experience managing Azure platform incidents: working knowledge of Azure Monitor,
  • Azure Service Health, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Microsoft support escalation paths.
  • Proven ability to command high-pressure P1 incidents involving 20+ stakeholders across technical and
  • executive levels simultaneously
  • Expert-level proficiency in ServiceNow ITSM, including Incident, Problem, Change modules and
  • dashboard/report building.
  • Strong data analysis skills: ability to analyze incident trends, build KPI dashboards, and present
  • actionable insights to senior leadership.
  • Roles & Responsibilities
  • Major Incident Command & Coordination
  • Serve as the single accountable owner for all P1 and P2 major incidents across on premises
  • and Azure-hosted services, from initial declaration through resolution and post-incident closure.
  • Convene and chair live incident bridge calls and virtual war rooms using Microsoft Teams,
  • coordinating across 10+ internal technical resolver groups, managed service partners,
  • and Microsoft Azure Support (Unified Support escalations).
  • Drive swift triage by leveraging Azure Service Health, Resource Health, and Azure Monitor dashboards
  • to rapidly establish scope, affected services, and blast radius within the first 15 minutes of an incident.
  • Make and enforce escalation decisions, including engaging Microsoft CSS P1 Severity A support cases
  • and activating DR runbooks where service restoration via normal means is not achievable within RTO.
  • Maintain clear, timely, and audience-appropriate stakeholder communications throughout the
  • incident lifecycle, including CEO/CISO executive briefings for business-critical outages.

Post-Incident Review & Continual Improvement
  • Facilitate structured blameless Post-Incident Reviews (PIRs) within agreed SLAs (P1: 48 hours.
  • P2: 5 business days); produce high-quality PIR reports consumed by CTO and Board Technology Committee.
  • Own the incident action item registry; chair weekly SIP (Service Improvement Plan) reviews to ensure
  • commitments are delivered on time and to quality.
  • Identify systemic incident patterns through trend analysis using ServiceNow and Log Analytics.
  • collaborate with Problem Management to drive root cause elimination for repeat incidents.
  • Define, track, and report on enterprise incident management KPIs: MTTD, MTTR, incident recurrence rate
  • ,SLA compliance, and customer impact hours presented to IT leadership in monthly operational reviews.

  • Process Ownership & ITSM Governance
  • Own, maintain, and continuously improve the enterprise Major Incident Management process, policy,
  • playbooks, and runbooks aligned to ITIL 4 and the organizations IT Risk and Control Framework.
  • Define and govern the incident severity classification matrix and escalation decision tree.
  • ensure co nsistent adoption across all IT towers and managed service partners.
  • Maintain and test the enterprise crisis communication framework, including stakeholder
  • notification trees, bridge protocols, and executive communication templates.
  • Collaborate with Change Management to ensure CAB processes adequately assess change-
  • induced incident risk; maintain correlation tracking between changes and incidents.

Azure Operations & Cloud Incident Specifics
  • Develop and maintain Azure-specific incident playbooks covering platform scenarios:
  • AKS node/pod failures, Azure SQL failover events, ExpressRoute circuit drops, Azure Active Directory
  • (Entra ID) authentication outages, and Azure region-wide service incidents.
  • Maintain working relationships with Microsoft TAM (Technical Account Manager) and
  • Azure Rapid Response team: ensure escalation paths to Microsoft CSS are exercised and SLAs understood.
  • Monitor Azure Service Health and Microsoft 365 Service Health Dashboard proactively.
  • initiate pre-emptive incident declarations for advisory/degraded-service notifications affecting business-criticalservices.
  • Participate in Azure Operational Reviews with Cloud Platform and SRE teams to identify observability
  • gaps, alerting blind spots, and runbook deficiencies before they manifest as major incidents.

Capability Building & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Design and deliver MIM process training programmes for Level 1/2 Service Desk, resolver groups,
  • and technology leadership; conduct quarterly simulation exercises (GameDay / IncidentEx).
  • Act as a subject matter expert in enterprise-wide DR and BCP exercises; validate incident response
  • readiness across all Azure-hosted Tier-0 services.
  • Build and manage a network of Incident Coordinators across global IT towers to support follow-the -sun incident coverage.

Salary Range-$100,000-$120,000 a year
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TCS Employee Benefits Summary:
Discretionary Annual Incentive.
Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

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