Principal SRE: Hybrid Cloud, Kubernetes & Platform Engineering

Kelly Services; Tempe (AZ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Paid Holidays

401(k)

Bonus Eligibility

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners is seeking a Principal Site Reliability Engineer in Tempe, AZ. This role blends hands-on engineering with technical mentorship, focusing on Kubernetes clusters (EKS/AKS), cloud infrastructure on AWS/Azure, and Terraform-based automation. It requires strong collaboration across engineering teams and a drive to improve reliability at scale.

The role offers a hybrid work model, a competitive salary, and growth opportunities within a hands-on leadership track.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or similar infrastructure-focused role.
• Strong hands-on Kubernetes experience and production cluster scaling.
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud environments, IaC with Terraform, and Linux-based production systems.

Responsibilities

• hands-on engineering across Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and automation.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance at a principal level.
• Collaborate across engineering teams to improve reliability, networking, and performance.

Skills

Kubernetes

Site Reliability Engineering

Cloud Engineering

AWS

Azure

Linux

Mentoring

Communication

Tools

Terraform

AWS CLI

CI/CD

Job description

Motion Recruitment Partners is seeking a Principal Site Reliability Engineer in Tempe, AZ. This role blends hands-on engineering with technical mentorship, focusing on Kubernetes clusters (EKS/AKS), cloud infrastructure on AWS/Azure, and Terraform-based automation. It requires strong collaboration across engineering teams and a drive to improve reliability at scale.

The role offers a hybrid work model, a competitive salary, and growth opportunities within a hands-on leadership track.