Motion Recruitment Partners
Overview
DevOps Engineer / AWS Chicago, Illinois Hybrid Contract 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, dental, and vision insurance 401(k) with company match PTO, paid holidays, and parental leave 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. Posted by:
Gabriel Pettas Specialization: DevOps
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DevOps Engineer / AWS Chicago, Illinois Hybrid Contract 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, dental, and vision insurance 401(k) with company match PTO, paid holidays, and parental leave 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. Posted by:
Gabriel Pettas Specialization: DevOps
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