Sr. Cloud Engineer

Motion Recruitment; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join our client in Chicago. You will design, deploy, and optimize cloud-based platforms supporting large-scale payment and transaction systems.

You will collaborate with engineering, security, and compliance teams to build highly available, secure, and scalable solutions on AWS, contributing to a company-wide cloud transformation. In this role you will help shape cloud infrastructure in a highly regulated environment, support

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Cloud/Infrastructure/DevOps roles.
• 3+ years building and supporting AWS environments.
• Experience with AWS services including EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, IAM, and EKS.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Linux.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.
• Experience supporting production environments and troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, and optimization of cloud-based platforms for large-scale systems.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and compliance to ensure secure, compliant solutions.
• Build highly available, scalable infrastructure on AWS and related tech.
• Drive cloud transformation initiatives and improve operational reliability.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD

Linux

Team collaboration

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Linux

Job description

Senior Cloud Engineer

A leading financial technology organization is looking to add a Senior Cloud Engineer to its growing infrastructure team. In this role, you will help drive the design, deployment, and optimization of cloud-based platforms supporting large-scale payment and transaction systems. You'll work closely with engineering, security, and compliance teams to build highly available, secure, and scalable solutions in AWS while contributing to an ongoing cloud transformation initiative.

This is an opportunity to work on mission-critical technologies that serve millions of users while helping shape the future of cloud infrastructure within a highly regulated environment.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or DevOps roles
• 3+ years of hands-on experience building and supporting AWS environments
• Strong knowledge of AWS services including EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, IAM, and EKS
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Linux-based systems
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• Experience supporting production environments and troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues
• Ability to collaborate effectively across technical teams

Desired Skills & Experience

• AWS certifications
• Experience with cloud security, governance, and compliance frameworks
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability platforms such as Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, or similar tools
• Programming or scripting experience with Python, C#, Ruby, or related languages
• Background in financial services, banking, payments, or other regulated industries
• Experience supporting disaster recovery, availability, and resilience initiatives
• Strong communication and documentation skills

Posted By: Michael Mitchell