Senior Cloud Engineer | AWS, Kubernetes & Terraform - Hybrid

Motion Recruitment

Chicago (IL)

Hybrid

USD 130,000 - 180,000

Part time

28 hours ago
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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.

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