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# Cloud Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Motion Recruitment Partners LLC.
- **Location:** Scottsdale, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Payment Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, PCI Data Security Standards, Ruby, Secure Coding, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, Amazon Relational Database Service, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Terraform, Appdynamics, Docker
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2a3e459e-a804-44e1-add5-69025a14088d

## About the Role

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline

7+ years of Cloud Engineering or DevOps experience

3+ years of hands-on AWS experience

Strong expertise with AWS services including EC2, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, and IAM

Experience administering and supporting Kubernetes environments, particularly EKS

Strong Linux administration experience

Hands-on Docker experience

Experience supporting business-critical production systems

Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, testing practices, secure development principles, and DevOps methodologies

Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform

Experience working with PCI-DSS, SOC 2, FFIEC, or similar compliance frameworks

Experience building observability and monitoring solutions for large-scale transactional environments

Strong documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills

Current AWS or comparable cloud certification

Ability to pass a background check and drug screening

Desired Skills & Experience

Experience with AppDynamics monitoring solutions

Experience with container security platforms such as Twistlock or Aqua Security

Experience with C#, Ruby, or Python

Knowledge of ACH, EFT, RTP, or FedNow payment networks

Experience working within FinTech, banking, or other highly regulated industries

## Description

A FinTech organization is currently looking to hire a Cloud Platform Engineer for a contract engagement based in Scottsdale with a hybrid schedule requiring 3 onsite days per week. The team is focused on AWS cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, security, and operational excellence as part of a large-scale cloud transformation initiative.

This role will support the migration of mission-critical applications and data from on-premises environments to AWS while helping deliver secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud-native solutions. The engineer will work closely with infrastructure, security, compliance, and application teams to improve reliability, automate infrastructure through Terraform, strengthen observability, support regulatory requirements, and maintain highly available production systems.


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