What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior DevOps Engineer / AWS / Hybrid / Richardson TX position at Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC?
We are hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer for a hybrid opportunity (2 days onsite, 3 remote) with a global, market-leading SaaS organization focused on building scalable, high-performance cloud platforms. This is a full-time role working heavily within AWS environments, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps tooling including Terraform, Kubernetes, and Jenkins. You'll play a key role in improving infrastructure reliability, automation, and deployment efficiency across a high-impact engineering team.
This is a chance to step into a highly visible role where you're not just maintaining systems-you're actively shaping how infrastructure is built and scaled. The team is looking for someone who can take ownership of cloud environments, drive automation, and collaborate across global engineering teams. If you're someone who wants to work with modern tech, influence architecture decisions, and continue growing within cloud and DevOps, this is a strong opportunity with real long-term upside and flexibility.
Required Skills & Experience
5 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud, or Infrastructure Engineering
Strong experience with AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, networking, scaling)
Hands-on experience with Terraform and/or CloudFormation
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
Containerization experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS/ECS preferred)
Scripting experience with Python, Bash, or Shell
Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
Desired Skills & Experience
Experience with AWS CDK
Exposure to DevSecOps or cloud security best practices
Experience working in distributed/global teams
Strong understanding of cost optimization in cloud environments
What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown
35% AWS Cloud Infrastructure
20% CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
15% Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)
15% Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS/ECS)
10% Monitoring & Logging (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
5% Scripting (Python, Bash, Shell)
Daily Responsibilities
70% Hands On
10% Strategy / Architecture
20% Team Collaboration
The Offer
Bonus eligible
You will receive the following benefits:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Vacation Time
Stock Options
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.
This is a chance to step into a highly visible role where you're not just maintaining systems-you're actively shaping how infrastructure is built and scaled. The team is looking for someone who can take ownership of cloud environments, drive automation, and collaborate across global engineering teams. If you're someone who wants to work with modern tech, influence architecture decisions, and continue growing within cloud and DevOps, this is a strong opportunity with real long-term upside and flexibility.
Required Skills & Experience
5 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud, or Infrastructure Engineering
Strong experience with AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, networking, scaling)
Hands-on experience with Terraform and/or CloudFormation
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
Containerization experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS/ECS preferred)
Scripting experience with Python, Bash, or Shell
Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
Desired Skills & Experience
Experience with AWS CDK
Exposure to DevSecOps or cloud security best practices
Experience working in distributed/global teams
Strong understanding of cost optimization in cloud environments
What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown
35% AWS Cloud Infrastructure
20% CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
15% Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)
15% Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS/ECS)
10% Monitoring & Logging (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
5% Scripting (Python, Bash, Shell)
Daily Responsibilities
70% Hands On
10% Strategy / Architecture
20% Team Collaboration
The Offer
Bonus eligible
You will receive the following benefits:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Vacation Time
Stock Options
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.
Salary : $140,000 - $150,000