{“@context”:”http://schema.org”,”@type”:”JobPosting”,”baseSalary”:null,”datePosted”:”2026-10-07″,”validThrough”:”2027-10-07″,”description”:”<div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Our client is seeking a<strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">&nbsp;Senior Platform Engineer (AWS/Node.js/Python</strong>) to help build, scale, and support a modern cloud platform within a growing technology environment. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who has built cloud infrastructure and platforms from the ground up, with a strong focus on<strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">&nbsp;AWS and Kubernetes</strong>. The role will also work closely with applications in production, requiring a strong understanding of application support and the ability to work across <strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Python, Node.js, and React</strong> environments.</div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Job Title:</strong> Senior Platform Engineer (AWS/Node.js/Python)</div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Compensation:</strong> Up to $80/hour</div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"></strong></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Location:&nbsp;</strong>Naperville, IL (Hybrid, 3 Days Onsite per Week)</div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Duration</strong><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">:&nbsp;</strong>6-Month Contract-to-Hire</div><h3 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px;" style="font-size: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Required Skills &amp; Experience</strong></span></h3><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Strong hands-on experience designing, building, and supporting cloud infrastructure within AWS.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Experience building cloud platforms and infrastructure from the ground up, rather than solely maintaining existing environments.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized application environments.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Experience setting up and managing infrastructure that supports scalable, production-grade applications.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Strong understanding of application support, including troubleshooting issues across applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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font-size: 24px; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: inherit;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size: 18px;" style="font-size: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;">Preferred Qualifications</span></strong></h3><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Experience building and supporting Kubernetes environments within AWS, including Amazon EKS.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Experience with Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code technologies.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; 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font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Hybrid position requiring 3 days per week onsite in Naperville, IL.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">6-month contract with the intention of converting to a full-time employee.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">Must be authorized to work in the United States. No visa sponsorship available.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">This is a hands-on position focused on both building cloud infrastructure and supporting the applications running within the environment.</li></ul><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">If interested in learning more, please apply directly or reach out to Ryan Dwyer at <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:rdwyer@Talener.com" style="box-sizing: border-box; user-select: auto; background: transparent; color: rgb(0, 112, 192); text-decoration: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; cursor: pointer;">rdwyer@Talener.com</a></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;"></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">#Hybrid</div></div>”,”employmentType”:”CONTRACTOR”,”hiringOrganization”:{“@type”:”Organization”,”name”:”Talener”},”jobLocation”:{“@type”:”Place”,”address”:{“@type”:”PostalAddress”,”streetAddress”:null,”addressLocality”:”Naperville”,”addressRegion”:”IL”,”postalCode”:null,”addressCountry”:null}},”title”:”Senior Platform Engineer”,”url”:”https://talener.com/jobs/?cjobid=RD272494107&rpid=1732484&postid=9AdJvuGx7gY”,”identifier”:{“@type”:”PropertyValue”,”name”:”Talener”,”value”:null}}