Cloud & On-Prem Systems Engineer (Terraform, Kubernetes)

Kelly Services; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly Services is seeking a Systems Engineer to join its Infrastructure & Platform Operations team. The role builds and maintains secure, scalable infrastructure across cloud and on‑prem environments, partnering with software engineering to improve reliability, automation, security, and deployment processes.

The ideal candidate has hands‑on experience with AWS, Linux/Windows Server, IaC, containers, and production operations, and will translate business needs into robust technical requirements

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in Systems/Infrastructure/DevOps or related role.
• Hands-on AWS experience with EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, IAM, Route 53
• Linux and/or Windows Server administration
• Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, load balancers, VPCs, subnets)
• Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
• Docker and Kubernetes experience
• CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins
• Observability/Monitoring with Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK
• IAM/SSO, secrets management, vulnerability management, and infra security
• Production infrastructure support and troubleshooting
• Translate requirements into technical test cases and acceptance criteria for complex systems
• Define and execute testing strategy including UAT and IAT
• Build platform knowledge to support Sales and non-technical teams across the company

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure infrastructure across AWS and on‑prem environments
• Administer Linux and Windows servers, including patching and lifecycle management
• Build and maintain networking infrastructure (VPNs, firewalls, load balancers, VPCs, subnets)
• Support CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes workloads, and Infrastructure-as-Code
• Manage identity, access controls, credentials, and secure system access
• Monitor infrastructure health and proactively address performance and reliability issues
• Implement security controls, vulnerability management, and patching processes
• Support backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity
• Participate in production incident response and root-cause analysis
• Support infrastructure needs for AI-enabled applications and automation
• Assist with capacity planning, performance tuning, and cloud cost optimization
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, runbooks, and operating procedures
• Collaborate with Software Engineering, Product, and Operations on platform improvements

Skills

AWS

Linux/Windows

Networking

Infrastructure-as-Code

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Observability

IAM/SSO security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Kelly Services is seeking a Systems Engineer to join its Infrastructure & Platform Operations team. The role builds and maintains secure, scalable infrastructure across cloud and on‑prem environments, partnering with software engineering to improve reliability, automation, security, and deployment processes.

The ideal candidate has hands‑on experience with AWS, Linux/Windows Server, IaC, containers, and production operations, and will translate business needs into robust technical requirements