Senior Cloud Engineer – Hybrid (AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform)

Kelly Services; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 123,000; Part time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer/DevOps Engineer to architect, deploy, and optimize scalable cloud solutions in AWS. The role focuses on migrating on-prem workloads to a cloud-first model and delivering secure, cost-efficient infrastructure.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, implement CI/CD pipelines, and enhance observability with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and Splunk. The position is a 6-month contract with potential for hire, hybrid in Downtown Chicago.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering.
• AWS core services including EC2, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM with Terraform.
• Advanced Docker proficiency and hands-on Kubernetes experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and optimize AWS cloud-native solutions with focus on scalability and cost efficiency.
• Build secure, compliant cloud infrastructure aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Develop disaster recovery and observability solutions for high-volume systems.
• Lead cloud initiatives and collaborate with Security and Compliance teams to meet PCI-DSS, SOC 2, FFIEC.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD

Observability

Security & Compliance

Scrum/Agile

Automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS

Tools

AppDynamics

Twistlock

Aqua Security

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Splunk

Job description

Motion Recruitment Partners seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer/DevOps Engineer to architect, deploy, and optimize scalable cloud solutions in AWS. The role focuses on migrating on-prem workloads to a cloud-first model and delivering secure, cost-efficient infrastructure.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, implement CI/CD pipelines, and enhance observability with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and Splunk. The position is a 6-month contract with potential for hire, hybrid in Downtown Chicago.