Senior Cloud Systems Engineer AWS, Automation & Resilience

Elsevier; Ciudad de México; Hybrid; MXN 540,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical, Dental and Vision

Savings Fund with company matching

Comprehensive life insurance

Grocery voucher

Vacation Bonus

Job summary

Elsevier Health's Mexico City technology hub is seeking a Systems Engineer III to lead complex cloud infrastructure and automation initiatives with strong technical ownership. Working with the Systems Engineering Lead, you will shape technical standards, improve platform resilience, and mentor engineers while collaborating with architecture, security, product, and FinOps teams in a hybrid work model.

As part of the role, you will guide cross-team initiatives, drive reliability improvements, and

Qualifications

• Experience in cloud infrastructure, automation, or DevOps-focused roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS).
• Solid experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
• Proficiency in scripting/programming with Python or Go.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and deployment tooling such as Helm or ArgoCD.
• Strong incident troubleshooting and service reliability mindset in cloud and containerized environments.
• Demonstrated ability to independently own cross-team technical initiatives.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex cloud infrastructure deployment, modernization, and troubleshooting initiatives (preferably on AWS).
• Design and implement advanced automation workflows to improve reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Drive implementation decisions for resilient architecture patterns in collaboration with senior peers.
• Own technical execution plans for medium-to-high complexity initiatives and critical changes.
• Lead root-cause analysis for recurring incidents and implement preventive actions.
• Mentor Systems Engineer I/II team members through technical guidance and review practices.
• Partner with architecture, security, product, and FinOps stakeholders to align platform solutions with standards and business needs.
• Improve operational practices, observability, and documentation quality for critical services.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Terraform

Python/Go

Kubernetes

ArgoCD/Helm

Incident troubleshooting

Cross-team ownership

Communication

Tools

AWS

ArgoCD

Helm

Job description

Elsevier Health's Mexico City technology hub is seeking a Systems Engineer III to lead complex cloud infrastructure and automation initiatives with strong technical ownership. Working with the Systems Engineering Lead, you will shape technical standards, improve platform resilience, and mentor engineers while collaborating with architecture, security, product, and FinOps teams in a hybrid work model.

As part of the role, you will guide cross-team initiatives, drive reliability improvements, and