Senior Systems Engineer II

RELX Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Pension Plan

Generous vacation entitlement

Sabbatical leave

Parental leave (Maternity/Paternity/Ad

Employee discounts

Job summary

Elsevier is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to design, operate, and improve cloud-based enterprise environments. You will drive automation, implement IaC, and ensure reliability, security, and performance across AWS. Collaborate with development and support teams to deliver robust solutions and guide less-experienced engineers.

The role emphasizes incident management, change processes, and capacity planning for scalable AWS infrastructure, with a strong focus on monitoring and documentation.

Qualifications

• Expertise in AWS cloud services and architectures.
• Strong Linux/UNIX administration and troubleshooting.
• Experience designing, deploying and operating scalable enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve complex system and performance issues in cloud environments.
• Monitor system health and address risks to stability, performance and security.
• Design and implement system configurations, improvements and automation.

Skills

AWS expertise

Linux/UNIX

Scripting (Bash, Python)

CI/CD & DevOps

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

Security best practices

Incident & change management

Disaster recovery planning

Monitoring & performance tuning

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CloudWatch

New Relic

Job description

Senior Systems Engineer IIAre you passionate about designing, building and maintaining reliable, scalable systems that support critical business applications?Do you thrive on solving complex technical challenges, improving system performance and delivering robust infrastructure solutions?About the team:A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education, and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.About the role:This role is responsible for the design, operation, and continuous improvement of cloud-based enterprise system environments. The Senior Systems Engineer contributes to project planning, ensures system reliability, security, and performance, and independently drives the resolution of complex system issues. This role also supports change management processes and promotes automation and operational efficiency in a DevOps-oriented environment. Key Responsibilities:· 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 proceduresRequirements:· Strong experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, networking, IAM, EKS)· Solid knowledge of Linux/UNIX systems· Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)· Scripting and automation (e.g., Bash, Python)· Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices· Knowledge of system monitoring and performance tuning tools (e.g., 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 strategiesWhy Join Us?Join our team and contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. If you are ready to advance your career and make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.Work in a way that works for youWe promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.· Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are most productive.Working for youWe know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:Comprehensive Pension PlanGenerous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leaveMaternity, Paternity, Adoption and Family Care leaveInternal communities and networksVarious employee discountsRecruitment introduction rewardEmployee Assistance Program (global)About the business-A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education, and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. 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