Senior Platform Engineer (DevOps & Cloud Platform)
Company websitevizient.com (Vizient, opens in new tab)
Base salary $102,400 to $179,000
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Chicago, IL +1 more
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- LocationChicago, IL +1 more
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (32 min ago) · observed since
All places named
- Chicago, IL
- IL 60607
About this job
When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.
Responsibilities:
Required Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable Azure cloud infrastructure and platform engineering solutions.
- Develop reusable platform components, deployment templates, and self-service capabilities to streamline application delivery and infrastructure provisioning.
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate software deployment and infrastructure management.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Pulumi to ensure consistent, repeatable cloud deployments.
- Configure and manage Azure services, including Virtual Networks, Private Endpoints, Azure DNS, Key Vault, Storage Accounts, AKS, APIM, and Azure Front Door.
- Implement Kubernetes deployment standards, container orchestration, scaling, resiliency, and secrets management practices.
- Integrate secure authentication and authorization solutions using Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, OAuth/OIDC, and workload identity federation.
- Establish monitoring, alerting, and observability capabilities using Dynatrace, Azure Monitor, and Log Analytics to improve platform reliability.
- Collaborate with application, security, IAM, and SRE teams to troubleshoot platform issues, improve operational performance, and support incident resolution.
Preferred Responsibilities:
- Contribute to platform engineering roadmaps, developer experience improvements, and cloud cost optimization initiatives.
Estimated Hiring Range:
At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $102,400.00 to $179,000.00.This position is also incentive eligible.
Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:
http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers
Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.
Source: Vizient on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($102,400) is above 4% of the 174 Software Engineering roles in Illinois listed on this site; 1 other lists the same floor. Their median floor is $140,000; the middle half runs from $120,000 to $168,650.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.
This listingSenior Platform Engineer (DevOps & Cloud Platform)$102,400 to $179,000
Sr Software Engineer - Sitecore Developer$102,400 to $179,000
Lead Hybrid Product Advisor$102,400 to $179,000
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer$102,400 to $179,000
Senior DevOps and Reliability Engineer$102,400 to $179,000
Senior Stardog Database Administrator$102,400 to $179,000
Category Management Director - Facilities/EVS/Support Services$102,400 to $179,000
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Senior Platform Engineer (DevOps & Cloud Platform) (this listing) | $102,400 - $179,000 |
| Sr Software Engineer - Sitecore Developer | $102,400 - $179,000 |
| Lead Hybrid Product Advisor | $102,400 - $179,000 |
| Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer | $102,400 - $179,000 |
| Senior DevOps and Reliability Engineer | $102,400 - $179,000 |
| Senior Stardog Database Administrator | $102,400 - $179,000 |
| Category Management Director - Facilities/EVS/Support Services | $102,400 - $179,000 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-14
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Chicago, IL 60607
timate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $102,400.00 to $179,000.00.
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What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
