DevOps Engineer / AWS

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

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.

Posted by : Gabriel Pettas

Specialization :

DevOps