Platform Engineering Lead — Cloud, Kubernetes & IaC

Motion Recruitment; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will work with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines, mentor engineers, lead technical initiatives, and help shape the future of our platform capabilities across the organization.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Build and scale cloud-native platforms, automation tools, and self-service capabilities
• Improve developer experience and influence cloud architecture decisions
• Mentor engineers and lead technical initiatives
• Collaborate with multiple engineering teams to drive platform capabilities

Skills

Cloud

Platform Engineering

DevOps

Infrastructure Eng

Python/Java

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

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

You will work with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines, mentor engineers, lead technical initiatives, and help shape the future of our platform capabilities across the organization.