Senior DevOps Engineer / New Mexico / Azure

Motion Recruitment; Albuquerque (NM); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Performance Bonus

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

401(k) with Company Match

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer for a hybrid role in Albuquerque, NM. The ideal candidate will design, automate, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure using Kubernetes, Terraform, Linux, Docker, and enterprise CI/CD.

You will own cloud infrastructure, collaborate with engineers, and drive best practices across the team while tackling complex challenges in a modernizing cloud platform.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of DevOps or Cloud Infrastructure experience.
• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, Linux, and CI/CD tooling.
• Strong Python scripting and IaC practices.
• Monitoring and observability focus.

Responsibilities

• 80% Hands On
• 5% Management Duties
• 15% Team Collaboration

Skills

DevOps experience

Cloud infrastructure

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Docker

Linux

Jenkins/GitHub Actions/GitLab CI

Python

Infrastructure as Code

Monitoring & Observability

Job description

Our client is an enterprise software organization located in Albuquerque that is expanding its Cloud Infrastructure team. They are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer on a full-time basis to help design, automate, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure utilizing Kubernetes, Terraform, Linux, Docker, and enterprise CI/CD technologies. This hybrid position offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers building highly available production systems. The organization is continuing to modernize its cloud platform and is looking for someone who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges while helping establish best practices across the engineering organization. This role offers significant ownership, exposure to cloud architecture initiatives, and the opportunity to help shape the future of the DevOps practice as the company continues to grow.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of DevOps or Cloud Infrastructure experience
• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• Docker
• Linux
• Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI
• Python
• Infrastructure as Code
• Monitoring and Observability

Desired Skills & Experience

• Helm
• ArgoCD
• Datadog
• Prometheus
• Ansible
• AWS Certifications
• Leadership or mentoring experience

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• 40% AWS Infrastructure
• 30% Kubernetes
• 20% Terraform
• 10% Automation & Monitoring

Daily Responsibilities

• 80% Hands On
• 5% Management Duties
• 15% Team Collaboration

The Offer

• Annual Performance Bonus

You Will Receive The Following Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time
• 401(k) with Company Match

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