Sr. Cloud Engineer

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to lead design, deployment, and optimization of cloud platforms in AWS, supporting large-scale payment systems.

You will collaborate with engineering, security, and compliance teams to build highly available, secure, and scalable infrastructure in a regulated financial services environment while advancing a cloud transformation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Cloud/Infrastructure/DevOps roles.
• 3+ years 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.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and optimize cloud platforms in AWS.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and compliance teams.
• Build highly available, secure, and scalable infrastructure.
• Support cloud transformation initiatives in a regulated environment.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

DevOps

Collaboration

CI/CD understanding

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Linux

CI/CD pipelines

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