Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Chicago, IL, US • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
$160000 - $200000/yr
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Skills

  • FOCUS
  • Software Engineering
  • IaaS
  • Microservices
  • Python
  • Java
  • Programming Languages
  • Kubernetes
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Terraform
  • Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Productivity
  • Communication
  • Software Design
  • GitHub
  • Jenkins
  • Ansible
  • DevOps
  • Management
  • React.js
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Cloud Computing
  • Mentorship

Summary

Lead Cloud Infrastructure Software Engineer:
A leading enterprise organization is looking to add a Lead Cloud Infrastructure Software Engineer to its Platform Engineering team. This role will focus on building scalable self-service platforms, automating cloud operations, and improving the developer experience across a large engineering organization. You will work closely with product and engineering teams to design cloud-native solutions, reduce operational friction, and establish secure, reliable infrastructure patterns that can be leveraged company-wide.

This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on platform strategy, architecture, and cloud adoption initiatives while mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence across the organization. If you are interested in this Lead Cloud Infrastructure Software Engineer opportunity, please apply now.

Required Skills & Experience
  • 5+ years of software engineering, cloud infrastructure, or platform engineering experience in large-scale distributed environments
  • Experience designing and supporting cloud-native, microservices-based architectures
  • 3+ years of experience developing and operating production services using Python, Java, or similar programming languages
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containers, APIs, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
  • Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, including Terraform
  • Experience implementing and improving CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  • Experience building self-service automation and platform capabilities that improve developer productivity
  • Strong understanding of observability, monitoring, resiliency, and operational best practices
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions and mentor engineers
Desired Skills & Experience
  • Experience leading architecture and solution design for greenfield and brownfield initiatives
  • Experience with GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible, or similar DevOps tooling
  • Experience building internal developer platforms and cloud automation frameworks
  • Experience implementing secrets management and secure cloud deployment practices
  • Familiarity with React, FastAPI, or similar modern application frameworks
  • AWS Solutions Architect Certification or comparable cloud certification
  • Passion for mentoring engineers and driving engineering best practices across teams
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: 10105282
  • Position Id: 885479
  • Posted 2 hours ago

Company Info

About Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC

Motion Recruitment delivers IT Talent Solutions for Contract, Direct Hire, Managed Solutions and Statement of Work to all of North America from our 21 delivery centers. Our high-touch, specialized, team-based recruitment model’s success is proven through our exemplary track record in filling the most challenging IT positions for startup and enterprise clients alike. Our hyper-specialized tech focus results in a truly consultative approach for both our clients and candidates, within our recruiting areas of expertise: Software, Mobile, Data, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Product + UX and Functional.

Motion also delivers IT Consulting Solutions through the Motion Consulting Group (MCG) that create true digital transformation for IT projects in Agile Development & Coaching, DevOps & DevSecOps Solutions, and Managed Services for IT Operations.

We’re also the proud creators of Tech in Motion and the Timmy Awards, our North American community platform, events series and award program that connects over 250,000 tech enthusiasts to meet, learn, and innovate.

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