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Cloud Architect jobs in Chicago, IL
Cloud architects design how an organization's systems run on platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP — balancing reliability, security, and cost, and guiding teams through migrations and growth.
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An established industry player is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to join their dynamic technology team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with engineers to enhance infrastructure, automate deployment processe…
$90 - $100 per hour
innovation and operational excellence. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team working on maintaining and operating a private cloud stack that includes bare metal, OpenStack, and Kubernetes environments. T…
Hyatt Hotels Corporation seeks an enthusiastic Cloud Architect / Solutions Engineer to join our Data Platform and Architecture team. The role is hands‑on and leads design, implementation, monitoring, and security of Hyat…
$90 - $100 per hour
is hiring for a Senior DevOps Engineer (Storage Platform) at a remote, industry-leading company known for its innovative storage and cloud solutions. This is a contract role ideal for a seasoned professional who thrives…
government verticals. Make Resultant the first call when a Databricks field rep needs a data and AI implementation partner. Google Cloud Platform: Build active relationships with Google Cloud Partner Development Managers…
as a leader in digital solutions and B2B services. Location : Chicago Core Purpose: The core purpose of a Senior Cloud Architect is to design, implement, and manage an organization's cloud computing strategy. This includ…
We're Hiring: Senior Cloud Integration Architect Experience: 10+ Years Location: Chicago, IL ☁ Domain: Microsoft Azure | Integration Architecture | Event-Driven Systems Role Overview We are looking for a highly experienc…
Salesforce Cloud Technical Architect (Consumer Goods) Location This is a hybrid role based in Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, New York & San Francisco. About the job you're considering We are seeking a Salesforce Tech…
$82.08k - $193.44k
Francisco. About the job you're considering We are seeking a Salesforce Technical Architect to lead the technical design and architecture for Salesforce Consumer goods cloud implementation. Your role This role will partn…
Position - Cloud Architect Location - Chicago, IL (Hybrid) Experience - 10+ Years Job Type - Long Term Contract Job Description - ~ BS in Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience. ~10+ years gen…
Job Description Job Description Sr. Azure Cloud Solutions Architect – Location : Chicago O’Hare area The Sr. Azure Cloud Solutions Architect responsibilities will include: Developing Architecture policies, standards, bes…
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What cloud architects earn in Chicago
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $50–$65 | $103k–$135k |
| Mid level | $65–$86 | $135k–$178k |
| Senior | $83–$114 | $173k–$238k |
Adjusted for the Chicago market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Deep AWS, Azure, or GCP expertiseArchitecture patterns and tradeoffsNetworking and security designInfrastructure as codeCost modeling and FinOpsMigration planningKubernetes and containersStakeholder communicationWriting architecture documents
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Design a highly available architecture for a customer-facing web application.
Ask about requirements and budget first. Cover multi-AZ, load balancing, data replication, and failure modes — and say what you would deliberately not build at this scale.
How would you plan a migration from on-premises to the cloud?
Talk about assessment, choosing rehost versus refactor per workload, sequencing by risk, and running hybrid during the transition. Phased beats big-bang.
A team's cloud costs doubled in a quarter. How do you investigate?
Visibility first — cost explorer, tagging — then the usual suspects: data transfer, oversized instances, forgotten environments. Show you treat cost as an architectural property.
When would you advise against microservices?
Small teams, unclear domain boundaries, or operational immaturity. Arguing against a fashionable pattern with specifics is a strong signal for an architect.
How do you get engineering teams to actually follow your architecture?
Influence over mandate: reference architectures, paved-road templates, and review checkpoints. Acknowledge that unused architecture documents are a failure mode.
How do you design for disaster recovery, and how do you set RTO/RPO?
Explain that RTO/RPO are business decisions with price tags, then map them to backup, pilot-light, or active-active patterns. Mention actually testing the recovery.
Tell me about an architecture decision you got wrong.
Pick a real one, explain the reasoning at the time, and what your process learned from it. Architects who claim a clean record are not believed.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For cloud architects specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Anchor each role in scale and outcomes: workloads migrated, availability achieved, annual spend managed or reduced.
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List current professional-level certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect); they are near-mandatory screens for this title.
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Show breadth across compute, networking, data, and security — architecture hiring looks for T-shaped depth.
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Include the organizational side: teams guided, architecture reviews run, standards adopted.
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Name a migration or greenfield build you owned end to end; a single deep case study outweighs a list of services.
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Where this role goes
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