Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer Location: Chicago, IL or Minneapolis, MN (other locations - Portland, OR Irving, TX/ Atlanta, GA/ San Francisco, CA/ Concord, CA/ Denver, CO/ Cincinnati, OH/ Charlotte, NC/ New York, NY) Duration: 6 months Contract (Hybrid) We are seeking a skilled developer with exposure to Azure Cloud environments to lead and execute the migration of enterprise applications from on-premises environments to Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, deep technical expertise in Azure services, cloud migration tools, and infrastructure automation, and must have prior software development experience, preferably in .NET architecture. Key Responsibilities: Lead end-to-end migration of applications from on-premises to Azure cloud. Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and other DevOps tools. Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, and Ansible. Perform cloud readiness assessments and identify application dependencies and risks. Modernize applications through rehosting, refactoring, or rearchitecting strategies. Optimize performance and cost post-migration, including scaling and resource management. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including application owners, DBAs, and compliance officers. Manage change control processes including cutover plans and rollback strategies. Preferred Qualifications: Prior software development experience, preferably in.NET architecture. Deep technical expertise in Azure services and cloud migration tools. Experience with infrastructure automation and DevOps practices. Manager notes: Designed and maintained end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for.NET and cloud-based applications. Automated infrastructure provisioning and deployments using Azure DevOps and IaC practices. Supported high-availability production environments with proactive monitoring and incident resolution. Collaborated with development teams to improve deployment frequency, reliability, and rollback strategies. Configured and maintained Kubernetes clusters (AKS) to deploy, scale, and manage containerized applications, improving deployment reliability and scalability. InterSources