Senior Systems Engineer

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Senior Systems Engineer building AWS/Azure infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, and CI/CD automation for Fueled’s digital strategy and engineering agency. Operating secure, highly available systems for complex client workloads.

Responsibilities:

  • Architect, deploy, and manage highly available AWS and Azure environments using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and CDK
  • Lead production Kubernetes workloads in EKS/AKS, including upgrades, networking, and autoscaling
  • Own Linux system builds and troubleshoot NGINX, MariaDB, and Redis
  • Run and scale MariaDB/Galera clusters, Redis, Memcached, and Elasticsearch
  • Build and tune CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Azure DevOps
  • Automate operational work with Python and Bash scripting
  • Evolve monitoring across metrics, logs, and traces
  • Harden infrastructure security, participate in incident response and 24/7 on-call rotation
  • Lead load-testing efforts and improve platform performance
  • Audit AWS/Azure architectures and CI/CD pipelines
  • Standardize infrastructure-as-code practices and optimize Kubernetes clusters and Linux systems
  • Establish highly available data tiers and platform engineering standards for complex client workloads
  • Shape multi-cloud strategy and influence infrastructure design

Requirements:

  • Senior-level experience in platform engineering or DevOps at scale or in multi-tenant environments
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS and Azure; multi-cloud preferred; GCP and Oracle Cloud a plus
  • Deep Linux systems setup, tuning, troubleshooting, and hardening experience
  • Experience taking Terraform, Ansible, Helm, or CDK projects from greenfield through long-term management
  • Proven experience operating production EKS/AKS, including upgrades, networking, troubleshooting, and Kubernetes PodWeaver
  • Experience managing production-grade NGINX, MariaDB/Galera, Redis/Memcached, and Elasticsearch
  • Advanced Python and/or Bash scripting
  • Experience building and tuning CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions, GitLab, or similar tools
  • Strong grasp of modern observability tooling and security best practices
  • Excellent documentation skills and clear communication
  • Ability to work with clients and bridge systems and application teams
  • Availability for a 24/7 support rotation

Benefits:

  • Competitive salaries and benefits
  • Flexible, remote work environment
  • Globally distributed team across six continents
  • 24/7 support on-call rotation participation