Senior Linux Systems Engineer - Remote, AWS & Automation

Xtremepush Limited; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Xtremepush Limited is seeking a Senior Linux System Engineer to join our infrastructure team as we scale a high-availability platform for enterprise clients. You will own automation, security, and reliability across AWS/cloud environments, working with operations, clients, and vendors.

The role is remote-based in North America with a strong emphasis on end-to-end problem solving, on-call readiness, and proactive infrastructure improvements. Expertise in Linux, scripting, and MySQL is essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Linux system administration in production
• Scripting in Bash, Python, or PHP
• Strong understanding of LEMP/LAMP stack
• Experience with networking and security concepts
• Experience deploying and debugging complex applications
• MySQL database administration experience
• Experience managing mail servers and deliverability (PowerMTA)
• Cloud-based services and virtualization experience
• Able to explain technical issues to non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Maintain and scale production infrastructure with Operations
• Install, monitor, and maintain hardware and software
• Write scripts to automate jobs and processes
• Own security, stability, and uptime of environments
• Monitor systems and respond to alerts daily
• Participate in on-call rotation for priority-1 alerts
• Maintain network, server, and storage assets across cloud environments
• Drive upgrades and improvements to infrastructure and processes
• Contribute to planning releases and configuration changes
• Act as technical contact for internal teams, clients, and vendors

Skills

Linux admin

Scripting

LEMP stack

Networking concepts

MySQL admin

PowerMTA

Cloud/Virtualization

Client communication

Tools

Zabbix

Grafana

Proxmox

Graylog

Datadog

Edgescan

ClickHouse

pfSense

PowerMTA

Job description

Xtremepush Limited is seeking a Senior Linux System Engineer to join our infrastructure team as we scale a high-availability platform for enterprise clients. You will own automation, security, and reliability across AWS/cloud environments, working with operations, clients, and vendors.

The role is remote-based in North America with a strong emphasis on end-to-end problem solving, on-call readiness, and proactive infrastructure improvements. Expertise in Linux, scripting, and MySQL is essential.