Senior Cloud Architect & DevOps Manager

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way.  

Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong.  Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.   

About JLL and JLL Technologies

JLL is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. Our vision is to reimagine the world of real estate, creating rewarding opportunities and amazing spaces where people can achieve their ambitions. In doing so, we will build a better tomorrow for our clients, our people and our communities.

JLL Technologies is a specialized group within JLL. At JLL Technologies, our mission is to bring technology innovation to commercial real estate. We deliver unparalleled digital advisory, implementation, and services solutions to organizations globally. Our goal is to leverage technology to increase the value and liquidity of the world's buildings, while enhancing the productivity and the happiness of those that occupy them.

What this job involves

JLL Technologies Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) team is a newly established central organization that oversees JLL's data strategy. We are seeking data professionals to work with our colleagues at JLL around the globe in providing solutions, developing new products, and building enterprise reporting & analytics capability to reshape the business of Commercial Real Estate using the power of data, and we are just getting started on that journey!

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect & DevOps Leader to design end-to-end cloud solutions and drive deployment automation, infrastructure strategy, and engineering culture within our data organization. This is a critical leadership role responsible for architecting enterprise-grade cloud solutions, leading automated deployment practices, and establishing engineering excellence standards that scale across the organization.

As a Senior Cloud Architect & DevOps Manager at JLL Technologies, you will have below responsibilities:

Cloud Architecture & Solution Design

• Act as cloud architect for the Data Platform team, designing end-to-end solutions for enterprise needs across compute, networking, identity, storage, data, and messaging services, not just deployment pipelines

• Drive cloud architecture decisions across Azure and AWS, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and cost-optimized

• Define and own disaster recovery strategy, including RTO/RPO targets, failover design, backup and restore processes, and DR testing across environments

• Understand end-to-end network segmentation across Azure, AWS, and on-prem, including VNet/VPC design, peering, VPN/ExpressRoute/Direct Connect, private endpoints, DNS, and hybrid/cross-cloud connectivity, enough to troubleshoot and advise on architecture decisions

Deployment Automation & GitOps

• Architect and automate deployment solutions across cloud services, including AKS, serverless, API Management, data services, messaging/streaming, and storage

• Standardize CI/CD best practices, including pipeline design, branching strategy, automated testing, release gating, and rollback

• Drive GitOps adoption using ArgoCD for declarative, automated application deployment

• Lead infrastructure automation strategy using IaC (Terraform, Bicep, ARM, CloudFormation) across Azure and AWS

• Manage shared Kubernetes cluster architecture, including namespaces, multi-tenancy, RBAC, and workload isolation; understand cluster networking (CNI, network policies, service mesh) enough to troubleshoot

Operational Excellence & Reliability

• Support troubleshooting of networking issues across cloud and on-prem, including hybrid connectivity, load balancing, routing, and segmentation, with network engineering teams

• Establish observability standards (monitoring, logging, alerting, tracing) across services and connectivity layers

• Lead incident response and post-mortems for infrastructure and deployment issues, coordinating with network teams when connectivity spans cloud or on-prem

• Act as technical escalation point for complex architecture, deployment, and infrastructure issues

• Evaluate new tooling to improve automation, deployment speed, and reliability

Team Leadership & Engineering Culture

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of DevOps/platform engineers, including hiring, performance management, and career development

• Embed DevSecOps practices throughout the deployment lifecycle in partnership with security and compliance teams

What we are looking for:

• 10+ years in Cloud Architecture, DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Infrastructure Engineering

• 3+ years of people management experience

• Proven experience designing end-to-end enterprise cloud solutions, not just deploying to existing architecture

• Hands-on experience defining and implementing disaster recovery strategy (RTO/RPO, failover, backup/restore, DR testing)

• Deep hands-on CI/CD expertise (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI)

• Strong hands-on ArgoCD/GitOps experience

• Broad Azure and AWS experience, including networking, identity, storage, messaging, and managed data services

• Proven Kubernetes (AKS) experience, including shared/multi-tenant clusters, plus serverless

• Strong knowledge of end-to-end network segmentation across Azure, AWS, and on-prem, sufficient to troubleshoot hybrid and cross-cloud issues

• Strong IaC experience (Terraform, Bicep, ARM, CloudFormation)

• Solid grasp of cloud security and IAM (RBAC, managed identities)

• Strong cross-functional communication, especially with data engineering and network security teams

• Certifications a plus: Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, CKA, or DR/BCP-related certifications

This position does not provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Estimated compensation for this position:

212,000.00 – 259,000.00 USD per year

This range is an estimate and actual compensation may differ. Final compensation packages are determined by various considerations including but not limited to candidate qualifications, location, market conditions, and internal considerations.

Location:

Remote –Chicago, IL

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

Personalized benefits that support personal well-being and growth:

JLL recognizes the impact that the workplace can have on your wellness, so we offer a supportive culture and comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes mental, physical and emotional health. Some of these benefits may include:

• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care

• Paid parental leave at 100% of salary 

• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays

• Early access to earned wages through Daily Pay

At JLL, we harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to efficiently accelerate meaningful connections between candidates and opportunities. Using AI capabilities, we analyze your application for relevant skills, experiences, and qualifications to generate valuable insights about how your unique profile aligns with the specific requirements of the role you're pursuing.

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