Chicago, IL

Salary
Posted
Jul 26, 2026
Location
Chicago, IL
Last confirmed open
Jul 29, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

An Azure Cloud Engineer role at a Chicago-based software consulting firm, focused on configuring, maintaining, and supporting cloud and on-premise environments for client-facing systems. Day-to-day work spans cloud environment management, L2/L3 support ticket resolution, CI/CD tooling support, and proof-of-concept research on emerging technologies. Suits a generalist cloud/infrastructure professional comfortable across both Azure and AWS.

Mid level · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI · Full-time

Nice to have (7)
Azure or AWSAzure DevOpsGitHubDNSActive DirectoryvirtualizationCI/CD

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

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How this req sits in the market our data

Roughly 260 people in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 110–390

Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.

What gives you an edge
Azure DevOps13%

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What won't set you apart
Active Directory55%Azure50%AWS50%CI/CD50%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $105,439 (middle half $84,570–$132,981).

Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (4)

The posting lists a Bachelor's or Master's degree as 'preferred', not required, so no minimum degree gate was set.

All technical skills appear under 'Preferred Technical Skills' or in narrative/responsibilities sections — none are placed under a hard-requirements heading, so all are marked preferred.

The role title says 'Azure Cloud Engineer' but the work described is primarily configuring, maintaining, monitoring, and supporting cloud environments (both Azure and AWS) plus L2/L3 ticket resolution — more operations-oriented than software development. The alt SOC (15-1252 Software Developers) is noted because CI/CD tooling support and proof-of-concept work introduce some development-adjacent activity.

No compensation figures are stated in the posting.

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