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Cloud Infrastructure and Security Engineer

Harris Associates
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Posted
20 days ago
Department
Infrastructure
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 7+ years of hands-on cloud infrastructure engineering experience, with production-grade experience on a major cloud platform (Azure preferred)
  • Strong Infrastructure-as-Code skills - Terraform or a comparable tool
  • Solid grounding in identity and access fundamentals: RBAC, service principals/managed identities, and least-privilege design
  • Cloud networking expertise: hub-and-spoke or equivalent topologies, firewalls/NSGs, routing, and DNS
  • CI/CD delivery experience with a platform like Azure DevOps, plus scripting in PowerShell and/or Bash
  • A security-first mindset, with comfort working inside change-control and approval gates
Nice to have
  • Kubernetes/AKS operations experience - node pools, workload identity, and service mesh
  • Experience with Packer or golden-image build pipelines
  • Data-platform governance experience (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, Power BI/Microsoft Fabric)
  • Experience in a regulated or financial-services environment
What the job really is

The Cloud Infrastructure and Security Engineer at Harris is responsible for building and securing the cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, focusing on infrastructure as code using Terraform. This hands-on role involves managing identities, networking, compute, and data-platform security, while collaborating closely with DevOps and application teams. Responsibilities include operational tasks such as patching, on-call support, and ensuring security compliance across various cloud environments.

Benefits
  • medical, prescription drug, dental and vision insurance
  • paid time off
  • profit sharing plan
  • 401k plan
  • tuition reimbursement
  • commuter and holistic wellness benefits
Things to weigh
  • Role requires operational rotations including monthly Saturday patching and weekly on-call duties, which may involve early-morning, evening, or weekend work.
  • No specific mention of remote work options or flexibility beyond working hours.
  • Salary range provided is specific to Chicago and may vary based on individual factors.
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