Senior Cloud Platform Engineer in Naperville

Job Description

This role is offered with a long-time repeat client whom we've worked closely with for over a decade. This relationship and track record of success has resulted in a great understanding of the team, technical environment, and opportunities ahead. Candidates presented by MMD Services will be shortlisted and conversations will move fast.

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They are an established, , multi-site enterprise consumer products company with a large, complex IT environment and a strong history of investing in its technology teams.

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They're looking for a hands-on Senior Cloud & Platform Engineer to help drive a major infrastructure modernization initiative while supporting their growing cloud footprint across Microsoft Azure and AWS.

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The company is migrating its on-premises VMware environment into Azure while maintaining AWS as a core platform for its application development and engineering teams. This creates an interesting mix of traditional enterprise infrastructure, modern cloud technologies, and automation.

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This is a highly technical, hands-on role with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on how the company's cloud infrastructure is built, managed, and improved.

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Key Responsibilities:

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• Design and execute the migration of enterprise VMware and on-premises infrastructure into Microsoft Azure.

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• Engineer, administer, and optimize infrastructure across AWS and Azure.

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• Administer and support AWS environments used for software development, applications, and ongoing business operations.

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• Build and automate infrastructure using Terraform or similar Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.

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• Manage AWS services including EC2, S3, IAM, and related cloud infrastructure.

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• Improve cloud provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and operational processes.

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• Collaborate with application development, infrastructure, and security teams on cloud platform initiatives.

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• Optimize, monitor, administer, and support VMware, Windows Server, compute, storage, and hybrid cloud environments & identify opportunities to improve reliability, scalability, and automation.

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Required Experience:

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• Strong hands-on engineering experience with both Microsoft Azure and AWS.

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• Proven experience with enterprise on-premises or VMware-to-Azure migrations.

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• Solid AWS infrastructure experience, including EC2, S3, IAM, and supporting application environments.

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• Practical experience with Terraform or comparable Infrastructure as Code tools.

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• Experience with scripting, automation, and modern infrastructure deployment practices.

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• Strong VMware, virtualization, Windows Server, and enterprise infrastructure fundamentals.

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• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure supporting software development environments.

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• Experience working across hybrid or multi-cloud environments.

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• Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to independently own technical initiatives.

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Pay range:

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$140,000 – $170,000 annually (paid hourly)

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MMD Services Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are considered for all positions without regard to , , , , , , , , , ancestry, physical/mental , medical condition, military/veteran status, genetic information, marital status, , alienage, or any other protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law.