Senior DevOps Engineer / Texas / AWS

Motion Recruitment; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Eligible

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Stock Options

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is partnering with an established Austin-based SaaS organization to hire a Senior DevOps Engineer. You will support AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes environments, Terraform automation, Docker, Linux administration, and enterprise CI/CD pipelines in a hybrid role.

You will work closely with software engineering teams to improve scalability, reliability, and deployment automation, while mentoring others and driving automation-first initiatives.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or SRE.
• Proven experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform and Docker.
• Linux administration and production cloud operations.
• CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud initiatives to improve scalability and reliability.
• Partner with software teams to automate deployments and deployment pipelines.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to platform architecture decisions.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Docker

Linux administration

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Python

Go

Infrastructure as Code

Production cloud ops

Tools

Helm

ArgoCD

Datadog

Prometheus

Grafana

AWS Solutions Architect Certification

Mentoring engineers

Job description

Our client is an established SaaS organization headquartered in Austin that is continuing to invest in its cloud platform and engineering organization. They are hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer on a full-time basis to support AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes environments, Terraform automation, Docker, Linux administration, and enterprise CI/CD pipelines. This hybrid role will work closely with software engineering teams to improve platform scalability, reliability, and deployment automation.

This position is ideal for someone who wants to move beyond day-to-day infrastructure support and have a direct impact on platform architecture. The engineering leadership encourages new ideas, values automation-first thinking, and provides engineers with the opportunity to lead cloud initiatives, improve developer experience, and mentor other members of the team. You'll join a collaborative engineering culture that values technical ownership and continuous improvement.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6+ years of DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering experience
• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• Docker
• Linux Administration
• GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins
• Python or Go
• Infrastructure as Code
• Production cloud operations

Desired Skills & Experience

• Helm
• ArgoCD
• Datadog
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• AWS Solutions Architect Certification
• Experience mentoring engineers

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• 45% AWS Infrastructure
• 25% Kubernetes
• 20% Terraform
• 10% CI/CD & Automation

Daily Responsibilities

• 75% Hands On
• 5% Management Duties
• 20% Team Collaboration

The Offer

• Bonus Eligible

You Will Receive The Following Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time
• Stock Options

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