System Engineer

TEEMA; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

TEEMA in Vancouver is seeking a Junior Systems Engineer to join our Backend & Platform Engineering team. You will contribute to cloud infrastructure, DevOps practices, and automation while collaborating with developers to bolster reliability and deployment workflows.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in systems engineering or related roles, with Linux, Git, and REST API experience. The role emphasizes AI-assisted tooling and modern infrastructure techniques.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in Systems Engineering, DevOps, IT/System Administration, or Backend Development
• Co-op or internship experience counts
• Working knowledge of Linux, Git, REST APIs, networking, and web fundamentals

Responsibilities

• Deploying and supporting backend/platform services on AWS
• Supporting Kubernetes / Amazon EKS and containerized environments
• Building automation using Ansible, scripting, and Infrastructure as Code
• Monitoring systems, troubleshooting production issues, and performing root cause analysis
• Supporting MongoDB databases, backups, restores, and performance
• Improving CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Using AI coding assistants and agents for development, scripting, log analysis, documentation, and operations
• Creating technical documentation and operational runbooks
• Working closely with developers to improve reliability and deployment practices

Skills

Linux

Git

REST APIs

Troubleshooting

Cloud infrastructure

Scripting

AI tools usage

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes / EKS

Docker

Ansible

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK/OpenSearch

Datadog

Bash/Shell scripting

IAM / Cloud security

Job description

Seeking a Junior Systems Engineer to join a Backend & Platform Engineering team in Vancouver. This is a great opportunity for someone early in their career who is interested in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, automation, backend development, and AI-powered engineering tools.

What you’ll be working on:

• Deploying and supporting backend/platform services on AWS
• Supporting Kubernetes / Amazon EKS and containerized environments
• Building automation using Ansible, scripting, and Infrastructure as Code
• Monitoring systems, troubleshooting production issues, and performing root cause analysis
• Supporting MongoDB databases, backups, restores, and performance
• Improving CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Using AI coding assistants and agents for development, scripting, log analysis, documentation, and operations
• Creating technical documentation and operational runbooks
• Working closely with developers to improve reliability and deployment practices

What we’re looking for:

• 1–3 years of experience in Systems Engineering, DevOps, IT/System Administration, or Backend Development
• Co-op and internship experience counts
• Working knowledge of Linux
• Experience with Git
• Familiarity with REST APIs, networking, and web fundamentals
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable using AI tools or excited to incorporate them into daily engineering work

Nice to have:

AWS, Kubernetes/EKS, Docker, MongoDB, Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, Datadog, Bash/Shell scripting, IAM and cloud security fundamentals.