Senior DevOps / Cloud Software Engineer

Motion Recruitment — Australia · Posted ~21 hours ago

Senior

Skills

Backend development AWS Cloud infrastructure C# .NET Node.js Serverless architecture Event-driven architecture Infrastructure as Code CI/CD Observability API development Microservices AWS Lambda EventBridge API Gateway Step Functions DynamoDB S3 Terraform CloudFormation AWS CDK CloudWatch Datadog Splunk

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

Join a product engineering team as a Senior DevOps / Cloud Software Engineer, combining strong backend development with advanced AWS cloud engineering. Build secure APIs, services and microservices; architect serverless, event-driven systems; automate infrastructure and CI/CD; and improve observability. The role also includes mentoring and raising engineering standards.

Highlights

Senior product-engineering role combining backend software development with deep AWS expertise, serverless architecture, infrastructure automation, CI/CD and observability, with opportunities to mentor and uplift engineering practices.

Description

We are looking for a Senior DevOps / Cloud Software Engineer. Our client relies heavily on modern, cloud-native technology to deliver fast, secure digital experiences to millions of consumers. They are seeking an engineer who combines strong backend development skills with deep AWS cloud infrastructure and automation expertise. Rather than a pure operations role, you will work within a product engineering team; writing clean code, designing serverless architectures, and building automated CI/CD pipelines. Key Responsibilities Software Engineering: Build and maintain secure APIs, backend services, and microservices (C#, .NET, Node.js).AWS Cloud Engineering: Architect serverless, event-driven solutions using Lambda, EventBridge, API Gateway, Step Functions, DynamoDB, and S3.DevOps & Infrastructure: Drive automation using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation/CDK), CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, or Splunk).Ops & Mentorship: Uplift engineering practices, support incident response, and mentor junior engineers.What the Client Is Looking For 5+ years of experience delivering and supporting production-grade cloud services.Tech Stack: C#, .NET, or Node.js + deep hands-on AWS serverless expertise.DevOps Tooling: Hands-on experience with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK) and CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy).Industry Experience: Background in high-volume, regulated sectors (e.g., financial services, insurance, banking, superannuation) is highly desirable.Mindset: An "automation-first" approach, a strong bias for action, and excellent stakeholder communication skills.