Lead Cloud Engineer / L3 Support

Job overview

The Lead Cloud Engineer / L3 Support role is listed in North Chicago, IL, and is onsite according to the listing facts. Compensation is $50–$55 per hour. The role provides L3 cloud platform support across Azure and AWS environments. The role exists to maintain cloud platform stability, scalability, security, and operational performance. It combines infrastructure and platform management, complex troubleshooting, incident leadership, automation, and continuous improvement, while guiding engineers and working with clients and stakeholders.

What you'll do

• Manage compute services, storage, and networking across Azure and AWS
• implement and manage backup and recovery solutions
• design, enhance, and support landing zones and manage accounts, policies, and governance
• troubleshoot routing, VPN, DNS, and load-balancing issues
• execute infrastructure changes through automation and scripts in accordance with change management
• manage container platforms including AKS, EKS, and Docker
• support cloud-native application and integration services
• monitor platform health and performance
• own platform stability and architecture decisions
• lead major incidents and root-cause discussions
• mentor junior engineers
• drive automation and DevOps initiatives
• support Azure OpenAI and AWS Bedrock workloads.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

lead cloud engineer

l3 support

azure

aws

kubernetes

aks

eks

terraform

cloud networking

north chicago il

diverse lynx

$50–$55/hr

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The role spans Azure and AWS, Kubernetes platforms, cloud networking, infrastructure as code, and GenAI workloads.

About the employer

Diverse Lynx is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Facilities Management Services. Sector: 54.