Devops Engineer / AWS

DevOps Engineer / AWS

A leading Chicago-based technology organization is seeking an AWS Engineer to design, automate, and optimize highly scalable environments. This full-time role focuses on AWS-native services, Terraform infrastructure-as-code, and containerized workloads across Kubernetes and Docker. As part of a high-performing DevOps team, you'll own projects from design to deployment, building reusable modules and streamlining CI/CD pipelines. This is an ideal opportunity for someone passionate about automation, cloud innovation, and creating solutions that boost engineering productivity.

Required Skills & Experience

• 4+ years of hands-on AWS experience (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS)

• Proficiency with Terraform to build reusable modules and automations

• Experience containerizing applications with Docker and orchestrating via Kubernetes

• CI/CD pipeline creation and management (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)

• Strong scripting/programming in Python and/or Bash

• Knowledge of networking, IAM, and AWS security best practices

Desired Skills & Experience

• Monitoring and observability tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana)

• Exposure to multi-cloud (Azure or GCP)

• Configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, or Puppet)

• Strong collaboration and communication skills

• Large-scale, high-availability production environment experience

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• 60% AWS Infrastructure Engineering & Automation (Terraform, AWS Services)

• 25% Containerization & Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

• 15% CI/CD & Scripting (Python, Bash, GitHub Actions)

Daily Responsibilities

• Design and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform best practices

• Containerize and deploy applications into Kubernetes/EKS environments

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for speed and reliability

• Collaborate with development and security teams to ensure compliance and performance

The Offer

You will receive the following benefits:

+ Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family

+ Dental & Orthodontia Benefits

+ Vision Benefits

+ Health Savings Account (HSA)

+ Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

+ Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance

+ Hospital Indemnity Insurance

+ 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options

+ Paid Sick Time Leave

+ Legal and Identity Protection Plans

+ Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

+ 529 College Saver Plan

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.