Lead Platform Engineer

Motion Recruitment; Chicago (IL); Híbrido; USD 140.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC in Chicago is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Software Engineer to join our growing Platform Engineering team. You will help build and scale cloud-native platforms, automation tools, and self-service capabilities that enable engineering teams to deploy and manage applications more efficiently.

You will work closely with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and modern cloud infrastructure while mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives to shape

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in Cloud, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and Kubernetes in production environments.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Experience building or supporting CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks.
• Programming experience with Python, Java, or similar languages.

Responsabilidades

• Build and scale cloud-native platforms, automation tools, and self-service capabilities.
• Mentor engineers, lead technical initiatives, and shape platform capabilities.
• Improve developer experience and influence cloud architecture decisions across teams.

Conocimientos

Cloud engineering

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Python/Java

Descripción del empleo

Lead Infrastructure Software Engineer (Platform Engineering):
A leading Chicago-area enterprise is looking to hire a Lead Infrastructure Software Engineer to join their growing Platform Engineering team. In this role, you'll help build and scale cloud-native platforms, automation tools, and self-service capabilities that enable engineering teams to deploy and manage applications more efficiently. You'll work heavily with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and modern cloud infrastructure while helping drive best practices across the organization.
This is an opportunity to make a broad impact by improving developer experience, influencing cloud architecture decisions, and building solutions used across multiple engineering teams. You'll also have the chance to mentor engineers, lead technical initiatives, and help shape the future of the company's platform capabilities.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in Cloud, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering
• Hands-on experience with AWS and Kubernetes in production environments
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Experience building or supporting CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks
• Programming experience with Python, Java, or similar languages

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience building internal developer platforms or self-service tools
• Strong understanding of observability, monitoring, and cloud-native architectures
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical projects
• AWS certification(s) are a plus
• Experience working in large-scale enterprise cloud environments