Senior Cloud Systems Engineer - IaC, AWS, DevOps

RELX; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RELX's Mendeley Infrastructure team is seeking a Systems Engineer to design, operate, and improve cloud-based enterprise environments. You will work on AWS-based infrastructure, automation, and IaC to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable platforms powering researchers worldwide.

You will collaborate with development, support, and platform teams, drive operational excellence, and contribute to modern cloud architectures while maintaining strong change control and incident response practices

Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proficient with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Strong Linux administration and scripting (Bash/Python).
• Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., New Relic).
• Knowledge of change and incident management processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud infrastructure within architectural guidelines.
• Diagnose system management alerts and operational incidents.
• Advocate infrastructure best practices within the team.
• Develop scripts, automation, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Participate in change management with proper testing and documentation.
• Collaborate with development, support, and platform teams.
• Provide daily support and proactive monitoring of systems.
• Configure and maintain cloud infra across environments.

Skills

Cloud infra experience

IaC experience

Linux scripting

Docker/Kubernetes

CI/CD familiarity

Monitoring tools

Change/incidence mgmt

Communication skills

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

New Relic

Job description

RELX's Mendeley Infrastructure team is seeking a Systems Engineer to design, operate, and improve cloud-based enterprise environments. You will work on AWS-based infrastructure, automation, and IaC to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable platforms powering researchers worldwide.

You will collaborate with development, support, and platform teams, drive operational excellence, and contribute to modern cloud architectures while maintaining strong change control and incident response practices