DevOps Engineer

Motion Recruitment; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA and FSA accounts

401(k) with employer contributions

Flexible PTO

Commuter benefits

Continuing education assistance

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a DevOps Engineer for a fast-growing financial SaaS leader in Chicago. This hybrid, full-time role focuses on enhancing and scaling the AWS-based infrastructure, reliability capabilities, and secure, resilient systems.

You will design, deploy, and support infrastructure across AWS and data center environments, improve CI/CD pipelines, participate in disaster recovery strategies, mentor peers, and collaborate with cross-region teams to ensure high availability and

Qualifications

• 5 years of cloud infrastructure management experience.
• Strong understanding of IT operations, platform technologies, and site reliability best practices.
• Hands-on AWS with containerized and serverless services.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support infrastructure solutions across AWS, data centers, co-location facilities, and network environments.
• Enhance the reliability, scalability, and performance of software delivery pipelines and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Partner with development and operations teams to support system migrations, monitor critical services, and maintain operational stability.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity strategies to ensure resilience and minimize service disruption.
• Promote engineering excellence by sharing knowledge, mentoring peers, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient and reliable software delivery.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Site reliability

AWS

Python

Java

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/IT

Tools

CloudFormation

CDK

Troposphere

Docker

ECS

GitHub Actions

Job description

DevOps Engineer
A fast-growing financial SaaS leader is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to enhance and scale their infrastructure, AWS environment, and reliability capabilities. This hands-on role is ideal for a strong technical contributor who is passionate about building secure, resilient, and scalable systems while solving complex infrastructure challenges. This full-time role is a hybrid opportunity with an office based in downtown Chicago.
You’ll be joining a collaborative team of innovative professionals committed to advancing securities-based lending technology. This company fosters a culture of continuous learning, professional growth, and teamwork, where every individual has the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5 years of experience in a cloud infrastructure management role
• Strong understanding of IT operations, platform technologies, and site reliability best practices
• Hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud-native technologies

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Experience collaborating with teams across multiple regions, time zones, and office locations

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• IaC: CloudFormation, CDK, Troposphere
• Cloud: AWS
• Scripting: Python, Java
• ECS, Lambda, Docker, GitHub Actions/Workflows

Daily Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support infrastructure solutions across AWS, data centers, co-location facilities, and network environments
• Enhance the reliability, scalability, and performance of software delivery pipelines and disaster recovery capabilities
• Partner with development and operations teams to support system migrations, monitor critical services, and maintain operational stability
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity strategies to ensure resilience and minimize service disruption
• Promote engineering excellence by sharing knowledge, mentoring peers, and driving continuous improvement initiatives
• Build, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient and reliable software delivery

The Offer

You will receive the following benefits:

• Multiple medical, dental, and vision insurance plan options with coverage for employees and dependents, including tax-advantaged HSA and FSA accounts
• Employer-paid basic life and disability insurance coverage
• 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
• Flexible PTO policies
• Commuter benefits, pet insurance, and continuing education assistance
  Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.