Senior Cloud Engineer | AWS, Kubernetes & Terraform - Hybrid

Motion Recruitment; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer/DevOps Engineer for a 6-month contract in Chicago. You will architect, deploy, and optimize scalable, secure cloud solutions, migrating on-prem workloads to AWS as part of a cloud-first strategy.

The role emphasizes building Kubernetes clusters, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines, with hybrid in-office and remote work in Downtown Chicago. Background checks apply and collaboration with Security/compliance teams is required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering.
• AWS core services experience (EC2, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM) with Terraform exposure.
• Advanced proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience implementing security/compliance controls (PCI-DSS, SOC 2, FFIEC).
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, secure coding, and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and optimize AWS cloud-native solutions (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, EKS) for scalability and cost efficiency.
• Build secure, compliant cloud infrastructure aligned with regulatory and risk requirements.
• Troubleshoot complex infra issues, perform root-cause analysis, and participate in 24/7 on-call rotation.
• Collaborate with Security and Compliance teams to meet PCI-DSS, SOC 2, and FFIEC requirements.
• Develop disaster recovery solutions to ensure high availability and rapid recovery.
• Automate infrastructure using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines; maintain documentation.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

DevOps

SRE

Platform Engineering

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/MIS

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AppDynamics

Twistlock/Aqua Security

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer/DevOps Engineer for a 6-month contract in Chicago. You will architect, deploy, and optimize scalable, secure cloud solutions, migrating on-prem workloads to AWS as part of a cloud-first strategy.

The role emphasizes building Kubernetes clusters, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines, with hybrid in-office and remote work in Downtown Chicago. Background checks apply and collaboration with Security/compliance teams is required.