Junior AWS SysOps Engineer

Tigerlab; Selangor; Hybrid; MYR 121,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Selangor, Malaysia is looking for a motivated Junior AWS SysOps Engineer to join their team. This role involves managing cloud infrastructure, assisting in application deployment, and ensuring security best practices. Ideal for recent graduates or individuals with 1-2 years of experience, it offers a fast-paced tech environment and opportunities to learn from experienced professionals. The company values employee feedback and offers various perks to maintain a growth-oriented culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary with bonuses

Comprehensive health & dental benefits

Flexible hours and work from home options

Dedicated learning budget and support for certifications

Casual dress code and team activities

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in IT operations or relevant internship.
• Understanding of core AWS services and Linux.
• Knowledge of DNS, Terraform, and Ansible considered a plus.
• Basic Docker knowledge and self-starter attitude.

Responsibilities

• Monitor system health dashboards and identify alerts.
• Troubleshoot server performance and connectivity issues.
• Assist with user access management and OS patching.
• Deploy applications using Ansible and infrastructure with Terraform.
• Work on improving templates and security hardening.

Skills

AWS services

Linux Operating Systems

DNS services

Terraform

Ansible

Docker containerization

Version control systems

English communication skills

Education

Relevant IT degree or strong personal projects

Tools

Git

Job description

We are searching for a motivated Junior AWS SysOps Engineer who is passionate about delivering unshakable system reliability and performance for our web applications. You will assist in cloud infrastructure management, handling routine incidents, application deployment, ensuring security best practices and maintaining internal documentations. This role is ideal for someone starting their career in cloud engineering and looking to learn from experienced engineers while contributing to a growing, fast-paced tech environment. With our open-door policy, you are actively participating in the company’s success story. tigerlab listens carefully to employees’ feedback, ideas, and opinions since these are the values for a growth environment – we may be a tech company, but behind every tech device is a human, and we value human thoughts.

Key Responsibilities

• Actively monitor system health dashboards (using tools like AWS CloudWatch or Grafana). You will be the first line of defense in identifying alerts and anomalies.
• Perform initial troubleshooting on server performance, connectivity, or application issues before escalating complex problems to Senior Engineers.
• Assist with user access management (IAM), routine OS patching, and verifying that automated backups are running successfully.
• Perform application deployment using Ansible.
• Perform infrastructure deployment using Terraform.
• Work alongside Senior Engineers to maintain and improve Terraform & Ansible template, and security hardening.
• Periodically perform annual Disaster Recovery Testing.
• Ensuring internal documentations are up‑to‑date.

Required Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in IT operations, technical support, or a relevant internship. (Fresh graduates with strong personal cloud projects are also encouraged to apply).
• Have a solid conceptual understanding and hands‑on experience of core AWS services, Linux Operating Systems (Ubuntu, Red Hat).
• Basic understanding of DNS services.
• Basic understanding of Terraform (nice to have: hands‑on experience in Terraform).
• Basic understanding of Ansible (nice to have: hands‑on experience in Terraform).
• Basic understanding of Docker containerization.
• A self‑starter who loves “figuring things out.” You ask questions when you are stuck but try to research the solution first.
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git) and basic DevOps practices.
• Awareness of security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Excellent English communication skills (verbal & written).

What We Offer

• 💰 Competitive salary with monthly loyalty bonuses and annual performance bonuses
• 🦷 Comprehensive health & dental benefits for you and your family
• 🚀 Make real impact in a fast‑growing, sustainable SME within the insure‑tech industry
• 🌍 Diverse team with talent from 10+ nationalities who are passionate, smart, and collaborative
• 🕒 Flexible hours and Work From Home up to 2 days a week
• 👕 Casual dress code, monthly town hall lunches, game nights, and team celebrations
• 🍽️ Monthly team budget for lunch, activities, or bonding time—your call!
• 💡 Open‑door culture with a platform for anonymous feedback & ideas
• 📚 Dedicated learning budget and support for certifications to grow your career
• 💻 MacBooks for all employees because great work starts with great tools
• 🚆 Accessible office (connected to MRT) & just a 10‑minute walk to 1 Utama
• ☕ Free‑flow coffee to keep your mornings (and meetings) energized