Staff Cloud Engineer / AWS, EKS, CI/CD, React, Security / Hybrid Downtown Chicago

Motion Recruitment

  • Chicago, IL
  • 12 days ago

    Highlights

    We are partnered with a leading financial technology company that powers secure payment solutions used by millions of consumers and businesses across the U.S. The organization builds highly scalable, mission-critical systems that support digital payments, financial services, and transaction security. You will work across architecture, backend development, cloud infrastructure, and modern front-end technologies while partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver business-critical applications.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationChicago, IL

    Description

    We are partnered with a leading financial technology company that powers secure payment solutions used by millions of consumers and businesses across the U.S. The organization builds highly scalable, mission-critical systems that support digital payments, financial services, and transaction security.

    This role is a senior-level engineering position focused on designing, building, and deploying complex distributed systems and cloud solutions. You will work across architecture, backend development, cloud infrastructure, and modern front-end technologies while partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver business-critical applications.

    Key Responsibilities
    • Define technical strategy, architecture, and design for complex systems
    • Build and scale distributed systems, microservices, and SaaS applications
    • Lead cloud infrastructure and Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives using AWS, Terraform, and Ansible
    • Architect and support Kubernetes-based systems and containerized environments
    • Develop backend services using Java and Spring
    • Build modern front-end solutions using React or Angular
    • Design and maintain CI/CD, workflow, testing, and deployment pipelines
    • Troubleshoot complex production and infrastructure issues across multiple layers
    • Partner with product, design, operations, and engineering teams to deliver new features
    • Drive improvements to engineering standards, tooling, scalability, security, and observability
    Qualifications
    • 8+ years of software engineering experience
    • 7+ years developing distributed systems, SaaS, cloud solutions, or microservices
    • Strong AWS experience across compute, networking, storage, security, and observability
    • Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes, including EKS, ECS, or similar platforms
    • Strong Terraform and/or Ansible experience
    • Experience building CI/CD pipelines and scalable cloud infrastructure
    • Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Pub/Sub
    • 2+ years of front-end development using React or Angular
    • Experience designing and delivering business-critical, scalable systems
    • Strong understanding of testing, secure coding, DevOps, and SDLC best practices
    • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
    Offer Work Authorization

    Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder.

    Compensation & Benefits
    • Competative salary
    • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
    • 401(k)

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