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# Senior Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** Motion Recruitment
- **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Identity and Access Management, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Cloud Services, Data Logging, System Availability, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Cloudwatch, Terraform, New Relic (SaaS), Dynatrace, Serverless Computing, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d5e132e123fa4037

## About the Role

* 3+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or related roles
 * CI/CD automation experience with GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps
 * Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform)
 * Docker and Kubernetes experience in production environments
 * Familiarity with logging, metrics, and distributed tracing platforms (e.g., New Relic, CloudWatch)
 * Hands-on experience managing cloud-native environments (AWS and/or Azure)
 * Knowledge of secure DevOps practices and identity/access management
 * Comfortable working in cross-functional teams and supporting developers directly

## Description

A cloud-native, microservices-driven engineering organization is seeking a skilled and forward-thinking Cloud Engineer to join its growing technology team. Cloud engineering plays a critical role in enabling velocity, reliability, and scale. In this role, you'll collaborate across development, QA, and platform teams to streamline CI/CD processes, infrastructure management, observability, and developer experience.

This position is ideal for someone who thrives on automation, performance, and continuous improvement.

What You Will Be Doing

 * 30% - CI/CD & Automation: Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps; automate routine tasks to reduce manual effort and increase reliability across development, testing, and deployment.
 * 25% - Infrastructure as Code: Support and evolve infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform; optimize cloud resource management and orchestration across AWS and Azure environments.
 * 20% - Observability & Reliability: Enable observability and monitoring through New Relic, custom dashboards, and logging pipelines; ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of a cloud-native, microservice-based architecture.
 * 15% - Containerization & Orchestration: Provide guidance and best practices on Docker and Kubernetes in production environments.
 * 10% - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering teams to integrate CI/CD, monitoring, and security into development workflows, supporting developers directly.

Platform Environment

 * Cloud: AWS & Azure (cloud-native, PaaS and serverless-first)
 * Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
 * CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
 * Observability: New Relic, custom metrics, logging pipelines
 * Containers: Docker, Kubernetes


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