Sr. Systems and Cloud Engineer at Parts Town
Addison
$121,266–$162,255from the description
Jul 21, 2026
Addison
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior infrastructure and cloud engineering role focused on designing, building, and operating environments across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform, alongside on-premises systems. The work centers on Terraform-driven infrastructure-as-code, Windows and Linux administration, virtualization, networking, and identity services. Suited to an experienced engineer with a strong hybrid-infrastructure background who is comfortable with automation and cloud architecture at enterprise scale.
Senior level · 5+ years · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 310 people in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 90–470
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $137,335 (middle half $106,829–$171,337). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (5)
This role sits at the boundary between infrastructure operations (15-1244) and cloud/IaC software engineering (15-1252). The posting emphasizes Terraform-based infrastructure-as-code, Git-based deployment workflows, and building cloud environments — signals that tip it toward 15-1252 — but a substantial portion of the work is administering on-premises systems, virtualization, and core network services, which is characteristic of 15-1244. 15-1252 was chosen as primary because the JD explicitly frames Terraform as 'central to how the role works' and calls for software-engineering discipline applied to infrastructure.
Azure and GCP are listed together under a single 5+ year requirement ('5+ years building infrastructure in Azure and/or GCP'); they are treated as alternatives for that gate but both extracted as separate skills given the role clearly uses both.
Bachelor's degree is listed as 'or equivalent hands-on experience,' so no formal degree is hard-required.
Nutanix, Python, Git, CI/CD, and SAN/NAS appear in the 'To Land This Opportunity' narrative section rather than the formal Qualifications block, so they are marked as preferred.
Microsoft Azure Administrator and/or Google Associate Cloud Engineer certifications are listed in the Qualifications block but treated as preferred rather than a hard gate, as the JD does not use rejection-level language around them and they are commonly listed aspirationally alongside experience requirements.
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