Senior Cloud Engineer

Kelly Services; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Stock Options

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners in Chicago, IL seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer to lead design, build, and operate a highly available AWS-based cloud platform. You will mentor junior engineers and drive DevOps practices across development to production operations.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of software development experience, hands-on scripting, and strong Docker/Kubernetes, IaaS and PaaS familiarity, with cloud framework knowledge.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with IaaS and PaaS.
• Hands-on scripting and programming experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain highly available cloud infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers.
• Drive DevOps practices across development through production operations.
• Lead automation and reliability improvements for cloud platforms.

Skills

Docker

Kubernetes

Software development

IaaS & PaaS

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

$120000 - $205000

A leading financial technology organization is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join its team in Chicago, IL. This company powers the connection between millions of merchants and consumers, enabling real-time access to funds while delivering innovative solutions across the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

In this role, you will serve as a technical leader, guiding and mentoring junior engineers while designing, building, and maintaining highly available cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate is a self-driven engineer with deep AWS expertise and a strong background supporting cloud platforms, automation, and DevOps practices from development through production operations.

Required Skills

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

• 5+ years of software development experience.

• Experience with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS).

• Hands-on scripting and programming experience.

Desired Skills

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 3+ years of relevant experience.

• Strong communication skills.

• Familiarity with cloud frameworks and chaos engineering.

• Understanding of RPO/RTO requirements.

Offer

• Bonus eligible.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.

• Vacation Time.

• Stock Options.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.