Remote Linux Systems Engineer - AWS & Automation Expert

wrshealth; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WRS Health is seeking a skilled Linux/AWS Systems Administrator to manage Debian-based production systems and cloud infrastructure. You will design, deploy, and maintain scalable AWS environments, automate operations, and collaborate with engineering to support CI/CD pipelines.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of hands-on experience with Debian, AWS services, scripting, and monitoring tools, and is comfortable in a remote, US-hour aligned role.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience as a Linux System Administrator or in a similar role.
• Proven experience managing Debian Linux distributions in production environments.
• Strong understanding of AWS services (EC2, IAM, VPC, S3, RDS, CloudWatch).
• Hands-on experience with automation tools like Ansible, Terraform, or AWS CDK.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or similar.
• Familiarity with networking concepts, firewalls, DNS, and load balancers.
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch.
• Knowledge of containerization (EKS, Docker, ECS, Fargate) is a plus.
• Comfortable with version control systems (e.g., Git).

Responsibilities

• Manage, monitor, and maintain Debian-based Linux systems in production environments.
• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure, primarily in AWS (EC2, IAM, VPC, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, etc.).
• Implement and maintain infrastructure automation using tools like Ansible, Terraform, or AWS CDK.
• Write and maintain scripts (e.g., Bash, Python) to automate routine operations and enhance system reliability.
• Ensure system performance, availability, and security, addressing incidents and resolving issues promptly.
• Configure and manage monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch).
• Support containerized environments and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, ECS, EKS, Fargate).
• Collaborate with engineering and development teams to support CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.
• Maintain proper documentation and version control using Git and ensure best practices are followed.

Skills

Debian Linux

AWS (EC2, IAM, VPC, S3)

Automation (Ansible, Terraform, CDK)

Scripting (Bash, Python)

CI/CD support

Monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, Cloud

Containerization (Docker, ECS, EKS, F"

Git/version control

Networking basics

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

AWS CDK

Docker

ECS

EKS

Fargate

Git

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

WRS Health is seeking a skilled Linux/AWS Systems Administrator to manage Debian-based production systems and cloud infrastructure. You will design, deploy, and maintain scalable AWS environments, automate operations, and collaborate with engineering to support CI/CD pipelines.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of hands-on experience with Debian, AWS services, scripting, and monitoring tools, and is comfortable in a remote, US-hour aligned role.