Senior Cloud Engineer

$120000 - $205000

A leading financial technology organization is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join its team in Chicago, IL. This company powers the connection between millions of merchants and consumers, enabling real-time access to funds while delivering innovative solutions across the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

In this role, you will serve as a technical leader, guiding and mentoring junior engineers while designing, building, and maintaining highly available cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate is a self-driven engineer with deep AWS expertise and a strong background supporting cloud platforms, automation, and DevOps practices from development through production operations.

Required Skills

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS).
• Hands-on scripting and programming experience.

Desired Skills

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong communication skills.
• Familiarity with cloud frameworks and chaos engineering.
• Understanding of RPO/RTO requirements.

Offer

• Bonus eligible.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Vacation Time.
• Stock Options.

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

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.