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Job Number: 416802-1
Description BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

SENIOR CLOUD ENGINEER

Department of Technology and Innovation
IT Support
Number of Positions: 1 (Additional vacancies are possible pending budget approval)
Annual Starting Salary: $109,140

These positions are open to the general public and to all current city employees covered under the terms of the City's collective bargaining agreement with the AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) – (BARGAINING UNIT #01, 03, 04, 05). Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS:

Apply on the bid site:

https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en
AND
1. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”
2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)
3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION. Applications for this position will be accepted beginning 5-22-26 until 11:59pm on 6-5-26.

Under direction, facilitates execution of the cloud/infrastructure strategy set by architecture by providing the design of a cloud-based network and IT infrastructure environment. Leads the implementation and integration of cloud technologies to support the infrastructure and service needs of the organization across business and IT functions, products, and platforms, and performs related duties as required.

Functions at a senior level to deliver expertise in a range of areas, including systems design, testing and implementation of infrastructure, virtualization, cloud computing, network engineering, and systems and data flow monitoring to create the design for a new system.

This senior level position exercises a high level of discretion over technical issues, problems and resolutions.

Essential Duties:

• Researches, designs, develop, run tests, and evaluate systems that support cloud implementation.
• Plans and conducts technical tasks associated with the implementation and maintenance of enterprise shared infrastructure.
• Develops and executes cloud solution roadmaps.
• Participates and plays an active role in agile team activities and is accountable for regularly producing product increments that effectively contribute to solution features and/or components.
• Works with agile teams and product analysts to gather requirements and information to support plans to transition existing business functions and IT services to a cloud-based environment.
• Develops time and cost estimates for cloud solutions.
• Strategically forecast cloud computing expenses for accurate budgeting.
• Evaluates technical requirements for projects and products to determine the impact of cloud technologies on the infrastructure including equipment redundancy and capacity requirements.
• Determines cloud systems specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility.
• Creates the physical design for cloud-based solutions for infrastructure and platforms.
• Coordinates with Security staff to ensure cloud solutions support the maintenance of a secure technology environment.
• Aligns cloud solutions to business and IT strategies.
• Plans and validates the installation, configuration, and maintenance of cloud architecture.
• Troubleshoots, diagnoses, documents, and resolves escalated support problems.
• Supports innovative efforts by driving creativity, acting with agility, and thinking outside current boundaries.
• Evaluates services provided by vendors and recommend changes.
• Participates in Agile Release Train (ART) events as required.

Additional duties may be required for this position.

Location: 2 N. Lasalle, Suite #1010
Chicago, IL 60602

Shift: Monday-Friday
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Flexible) (Shift may vary due to the needs of the operation)
THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in IT Engineering, Computer Science, Business Management, Mathematics, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or Information Science or a directly related field plus three (3) years of work experience in systems administration, networking, database management administration, network engineering or administration, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

NOTE: To be considered for this position you must provide information about your educational background and/or work experience. You must include job titles, dates of employment and specific job duties. (If you are a current City employee, Acting Up cannot be considered). If you fail to provide this information at the time you submit your application, it will be incomplete, and you will not be considered for this position. There are three ways to provide the information:
1) you may attach a resume;
2) you may paste a resume; or
3) you can complete the online resume fields.

Educational & Employment Verification:

Please be advised that if you are selected to be hired you must provide, upon request, with adequate information regarding your educational and employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position for which you are applying. If you received your degree internationally, all international transcripts/diploma must be accompanied by a Foreign Credential Evaluation. If the City of Chicago cannot verify this information, any offer extended to you will be withdrawn and you will not be hired.

NOTE: A copy of your official transcripts and/or professional license, or training certificates will be required at the time of interview, if applicable.

Selection Requirements:

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed bidders possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected in seniority order according to the collective bargaining agreement. The interviewed external candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

Desired Skills

- Certifications or deep knowledge in one or more major cloud provider: Azure, AWS, GCP, or OCI
- 5 or more years of experience in Cloud Engineering or Architecture roles.
- Prior operational experience with Cloud Service Providers
- Strong understanding of Cloud Governance
- Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) framework

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION:

Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:

To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration.

These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates.

To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago
Brandon Johnson, Mayor

Job Posting: May 22, 2026, 12:00:00 AM | Closing Date (Period for Applying) - External: Jun 5, 2026, 11:59:00 PM
Salary: $109,140
Pay Basis: Yearly