Motion Recruitment
A leading enterprise organization headquartered in Dunwoody, Georgia is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with a strong infrastructure background to join a high-impact engineering team responsible for scaling and automating cloud-native environments. This position is ideal for DevOps professionals who have hands-on experience with AWS, EKS, Terraform, and infrastructure as code (IaC) best practices in production-grade environments.
The Senior DevOps Engineer will play a key role in building, managing, and securing cloud infrastructure, with a focus on container orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, and system scalability. This is a highly collaborative role working alongside application engineers, cloud architects, and security teams to ensure resilient, observable, and automated cloud platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS services and Terraform
Manage and optimize EKS clusters, including provisioning, scaling, upgrades, and monitoring
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)
Implement infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, and automated provisioning
Monitor system performance and availability with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch
Collaborate with development and security teams to ensure reliable and secure deployments
Troubleshoot infrastructure-related issues and provide production support as needed
Participate in infrastructure reviews, cost optimization efforts, and architectural planning
Required Skills & Experience
5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure
Strong proficiency with AWS core services, particularly EKS, EC2, IAM, VPC, and CloudFormation
Deep expertise in Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management
Solid understanding of container orchestration using Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and working in GitOps workflows
Familiarity with Linux systems, shell scripting, and networking concepts
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex systems
Nice to Have
Experience with Helm, ArgoCD, or Flux for Kubernetes management
Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments (e.g., IAM policies, KMS, Secrets Manager)
Experience with observability tools such as Datadog, New Relic, or ELK stack
Familiarity with Python, Go, or another scripting language for automation
Exposure to Agile/Scrum environments and DevSecOps practices
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future. This role is hybrid or on-site in Dunwoody, GA. Local candidates are strongly preferred. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS services and Terraform
Manage and optimize EKS clusters, including provisioning, scaling, upgrades, and monitoring
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)
Implement infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, and automated provisioning
Monitor system performance and availability with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch
Collaborate with development and security teams to ensure reliable and secure deployments
Troubleshoot infrastructure-related issues and provide production support as needed
Participate in infrastructure reviews, cost optimization efforts, and architectural planning
Required Skills & Experience
5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure
Strong proficiency with AWS core services, particularly EKS, EC2, IAM, VPC, and CloudFormation
Deep expertise in Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management
Solid understanding of container orchestration using Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and working in GitOps workflows
Familiarity with Linux systems, shell scripting, and networking concepts
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex systems
Nice to Have
Experience with Helm, ArgoCD, or Flux for Kubernetes management
Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments (e.g., IAM policies, KMS, Secrets Manager)
Experience with observability tools such as Datadog, New Relic, or ELK stack
Familiarity with Python, Go, or another scripting language for automation
Exposure to Agile/Scrum environments and DevSecOps practices
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future. This role is hybrid or on-site in Dunwoody, GA. Local candidates are strongly preferred. #J-18808-Ljbffr