Lead Edge Systems Engineer – Automation & Reliability

Gcore; Town of Poland (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Hybrid/Remote options

Global remote work 45 days/year

Private medical insurance

Extra vacation days

Language courses

Modern offices with snacks

Job summary

Gcore is hiring a Lead Systems Engineer to oversee, manage, and optimize our Edge Network infrastructure. This role blends hands-on technical work with team leadership to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable systems supporting business operations.

You will mentor engineers, drive automation, and collaborate with product, RnD, network, and security teams. A strong background in Linux, scripting, cloud platforms, and security is required for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in linux/*nix environments.
• Proficiency in scripting/automation tools such as Python, Bash, Ansible, or Terraform.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid infrastructure.
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and storage concepts.
• Solid experience with agentic coding.
• Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• 6+ years of experience in systems engineering/sre, with leadership or team lead experience for 3+ years.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of edge infrastructure, including servers, networking, and a lot of infrastructure glue.
• Ensure high availability, performance, and security hardening of the systems.
• Mentor and guide engineers, providing technical direction, goals and support.
• Implement and manage automation for system provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Establish and enforce best practices for systems engineering, observability, and incident response.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including: product, RnD, network, security, and support.
• Continuously improving configuration management, automation, observability, agentic workflows and tools.
• Participate in on‑call rotations and incident management as needed.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to infrastructure and processes.

Skills

Linux/*nix

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Networking

Security

Leadership

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Bash

Job description

Gcore is hiring a Lead Systems Engineer to oversee, manage, and optimize our Edge Network infrastructure. This role blends hands-on technical work with team leadership to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable systems supporting business operations.

You will mentor engineers, drive automation, and collaborate with product, RnD, network, and security teams. A strong background in Linux, scripting, cloud platforms, and security is required for success in this role.