Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Motion Recruitment; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is recruiting a Lead AWS Cloud Engineer for a fully remote contract-to-hire role supporting an enterprise cloud team. The candidate will focus on hands-on AWS engineering, automation, infrastructure, and SRE-style work across AWS environments, including CloudFormation, IAM, SSM, cloud networking, scripting, backups, disaster recovery, and observability.

EST hours are required. Join a leading insurer with opportunities to influence a large cloud, work alongside skilled

Qualifications

• Lead AWS cloud engineer with hands-on development and design.
• Strong scripting in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Experience with IAM, SSM automation, and CloudFormation.
• Familiar with infrastructure as code and observability tooling.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on AWS cloud engineering across enterprise environments.
• Develop automation, infrastructure, and SRE-style processes.
• Manage backups, DR, observability, and cost controls.
• Collaborate with teams and support EST business hours.

Skills

Lead-level AWS Cloud Engineer

AWS design & hands-on

Python

PowerShell

Bash/Shell scripting

AWS IAM

Windows admin

Linux admin

SSM automation

Backup solutions

Cloud networking

CloudFormation

Observability (Dynatrace)

Cloud cost management

Disaster recovery

AI technologies familiarity

EST hours support

Terraform

Kubernetes

GitLab / CI/CD

APIM platforms

Job description

We're hiring a Lead AWS Cloud Engineer for a fully remote contract-to-hire opportunity supporting an enterprise cloud team. The role is focused on hands-on AWS cloud engineering, automation, infrastructure, and SRE-style work across AWS environments, including CloudFormation, IAM, AWS SSM, cloud networking, scripting, backups, disaster recovery, and observability. Candidates must be able to support EST hours.

You'll be joining a leading specialty insurance company that provides property, casualty, and specialty insurance solutions to businesses and individuals. This is a great opportunity for a senior cloud engineer who wants to stay hands-on inAWS while working on enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure, automation, reliability, and modernization. You'll have the opportunity to make an impact across a large cloud environment, work alongside an experienced cloud engineering team, and grow into a long-term role with the potential to convert to full-time all while working fully remote.

Contract Duration: 6 - 12 Months

Required Skills & Experience

• Lead-level AWS Cloud Engineering experience
• Strong AWS design and hands-on development/engineering experience
• Python, PowerShell, Bash/Shell scripting
• AWS IAM, including permission sets, policies, trust relationships, and SCPs
• Windows and Linux server administration/troubleshooting
• AWS Systems Manager (SSM) automation and patch management
• AWS centralized backup solutions
• AWS cloud networking
• Infrastructure as Code with CloudFormation
• Experience with cloud observability, preferably Dynatrace
• Cloud cost management
• Disaster recovery implementation and support
• Familiarity with AI technologies
• Ability to support EST business hours

Desired Skills & Experience

• AWS certifications
• Google Cloud Platform or Azure
• Terraform
• GitLab / CI/CD
• APIM platforms such as Gravitee, Apigee, Kong, or MuleSoft
• .NET or Java development
• MSSQL or PostgreSQL
• Kubernetes

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• 35% AWS Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure
• 20% AWS Automation / SSM / CloudFormation
• 15% IAM, Security & Cloud Networking
• 10% Windows/Linux Administration
• 10% Observability, Reliability & Disaster Recovery
• 10% Cloud Cost Management & AI Technology

Daily Responsibilities

• 50% Hands-On Cloud Engineering & Automation
• 20% SRE / Reliability & Troubleshooting
• 15% Cloud Infrastructure Support & Maintenance
• 15% Team Collaboration