Contract Azure Cloud Engineer Jobs in Addison, IL

Job Summary:
Damco Solutions is looking for an Azure Cloud Engineer to join their team. The role involves working with cloud-related technologies, performing business analysis, and providing technical direction to developers while ensuring the security and efficiency of cloud infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
• Has experience in multiple system environments. A cloud engineer typically works with cloud-related technologies (e.g., Cloud Services, Cloud Native applications for data retrieval, compute, serverless, databases, security, service mesh/orchestration, etc.). They combine multiple technologies to provide alternative physical solutions
• Performs analysis of business models, logical specifications and/or user requirements to design solutions.
• Has strong Azure Cloud Experience building applications from the ground up.
• Assist team lead helping with SDLC backlog and providing technical direction to developers.
• Your role may also include assisting in implementing and securing cloud infrastructure supporting your teams' products such as subnets, streaming platforms, databases, caching technologies, API gateways.
• Strong background in cloud computing concepts such as Compute, Serverless Functions, Auto Scaling, Infrastructure as Code, AKS/ACA (Kubernetes) etc.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve software defects and issues. Propose and implement innovative solutions to address complex challenges.
• Document codebase, technical designs, and development processes. Contribute to the creation and maintenance of technical documentation to expected level withing client organization.
• DB background with both NoSQL and SQL technologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with an ability to effectively interface with both business partners and with technical staff.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Has experience in multiple system environments.
• Performs analysis of business models, logical specifications and/or user requirements to design solutions.
• Has strong Azure Cloud Experience building applications from the ground up.
• Assist team lead helping with SDLC backlog and providing technical direction to developers.
• Your role may also include assisting in implementing and securing cloud infrastructure supporting your teams' products such as subnets, streaming platforms, databases, caching technologies, API gateways.
• Strong background in cloud computing concepts such as Compute, Serverless Functions, Auto Scaling, Infrastructure as Code, AKS/ACA (Kubernetes) etc.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve software defects and issues.
• Propose and implement innovative solutions to address complex challenges.
• Document codebase, technical designs, and development processes.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of technical documentation to expected level within client organization.
• DB background with both NoSQL and SQL technologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with an ability to effectively interface with both business partners and with technical staff.
• Azure/AWS/GCP 3+ years (Azure Preferred)
• Java 1-3+ years
• Oracle/Postgres 1-3 years
• NoSQL 1-3 years
• Microservice/API Programming 3+ years
• CI/CD
• Observability (Dynatrace, Open Telemetry, AppInsights, etc.)
• Bachelors or Associate's degree in Computer Science or related subject, or 7+ year experience in IT
• Good knowledge of application architectures, data pipelines, real-time data processing, streaming, networking, and security
• Knowledge of DB tools, Experience with SQL (Oracle), NoSQL (Snowflake, Cosmos, Neo4j)
• Experience with Public Cloud Azure development required
• Experience with React.js, Micro Frontends, Webpack
• Proficient with Cloud concepts like IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, auto-scaling, serverless computing, etc.
• Proficient with Cloud Services/Server-Side Technologies
• Linux, NGINX, CDN (Akamai, Front Door), AKS, ACA, WAF, Key Vaults, Logging
• Experience working with Agile methodologies required
• Ensuring application security through the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC)
• CheckMarx, Sonar, OWASP- Exceptional problem solving / analytical thinking and skills
Preferred:
• GraphQL (Nice to have)
Company:
Damco Solutions is a provider of IT solutions, services, and products. Founded in 1996, the company is headquartered in Plainsboro, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.