Senior Cloud Systems Engineer - AWS, DevOps, Flexible Hours

RX Brasil; City Of London; Presencial; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Elsevier, a global leader in information and analytics, seeks a Senior Systems Engineer II to design, operate, and continuously improve cloud-based enterprise environments. You will drive automation, reliability, and security across AWS-based infrastructure, guiding change, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions.

You will work to optimize performance, implement IaC practices, and mentor junior engineers while maintaining comprehensive documentation and

Formación

• Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, networking, IAM, EKS)
• Solid knowledge of Linux/UNIX systems
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Scripting and automation (Bash, Python)
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Knowledge of system monitoring and performance tuning tools (CloudWatch, NewRelic)
• Experience with incident, problem, and change management processes
• Understanding of security best practices (IAM, patching, vulnerability management)
• Knowledge of system recovery and disaster recovery strategies

Responsabilidades

• Diagnose and resolve complex system and performance issues in cloud environments
• Monitor system health and proactively address risks to stability, performance, and security
• Design and implement system configurations, improvements, and automation
• Support and execute change management processes, including impact assessment
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code and operational scripts
• Collaborate with development, support teams, and vendors to deliver reliable solutions
• Review and guide work from less-experienced engineers
• Contribute to improving system monitoring, alerting, and reporting
• Ensure system recovery readiness and effectively handle incident resolution
• Contribute to capacity planning and infrastructure scalability in AWS
• Apply security best practices and ensure compliance with internal standards
• Maintain clear documentation for systems, processes, and procedures

Conocimientos

Scripting & automation

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Security best practices

Incident, problem & change management

Herramientas

Terraform

CloudFormation

Bash

Python

CloudWatch

NewRelic

EC2

S3

RDS

IAM

EKS

Descripción del empleo

Elsevier, a global leader in information and analytics, seeks a Senior Systems Engineer II to design, operate, and continuously improve cloud-based enterprise environments. You will drive automation, reliability, and security across AWS-based infrastructure, guiding change, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions.

You will work to optimize performance, implement IaC practices, and mentor junior engineers while maintaining comprehensive documentation and