Systems Engineer III

Are you a Systems Engineer looking for an innovative role? 

Do you enjoy being part of a team that works with a diverse range of technology? 

About our Team:

Elsevier Health applies innovation, facilitates insights, and helps drive more informed decision-making for our customers across global health. We support health providers by providing accessible, trusted evidence-based information; prepare more medical and nursing students with effective tools and resources; provide insights that help clinicians improve patient outcomes; and supports a more personalized and localized healthcare experience. All for the benefit of every patient.

About the Role: 

We are looking for a motivated and experienced DevOps Engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience in building, automating, and maintaining cloud-native infrastructure on AWS. The ideal candidate should have strong experience with CI/CD, containerized workloads, cloud networking, infrastructure automation, monitoring, and security best practices. 

You will work closely with development, QA, and platform teams to ensure reliable, scalable, and secure deployments while improving operational efficiency across the software delivery lifecycle. 

Responsibilities: 

•  Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS.  

  
  
  

• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.  

  
  
  

• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Amazon ECS and EC2.  

  
  
  

• Manage serverless applications using AWS Lambda.  

  
  
  

• Maintain container registries such as Amazon ECR and Artifactory.  

  
  
  

• Configure and manage caching solutions using AWS ElastiCache (Redis/Valkey).  

  
  
  

• Manage networking components including VPCs, Security Groups, and related AWS networking services.  

  
  
  

• Configure and maintain AWS SES for email services.  

  
  
  

• Manage application secrets and configurations using AWS Secrets Manager and Systems Manager Parameter Store.  

  
  
  

• Support data integration and ETL workflows using AWS DMS, AWS Glue, and Lambda.  

  
  
  

• Collaborate with developers to improve deployment automation and release processes.  

  
  
  

• Monitor infrastructure health and application performance using New Relic, and Datadog.  

  
  
  

• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, and production issues.  

  
  
  

• Ensure infrastructure follows security best practices, high availability, and disaster recovery guidelines.  

  
  
  

• Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.  

  
  
  

Requirements:  

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or an equivalent discipline.  

  
  
  

• Minimum 3 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Systems Engineering. 

  
  
  

• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, automation, and DevOps best practices.  

  
  
  

Technical Skills:   

Must Have

• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.

  
  
  

• AWS Compute & Containerization: Amazon ECS, EC2, Lambda, Amazon ECR, and JFrog Artifactory.

  
  
  

• CI/CD & DevOps: GitHub Actions, container lifecycle management, and CI/CD pipeline implementation and maintenance.

  
  
  

• Networking & Security: VPC, Security Groups, IAM, AWS Secrets Manager, Systems Manager (SSM) Parameter Store, and network troubleshooting.

  
  
  

• Data & Integration Services: AWS DMS, AWS Glue, and AWS ElastiCache (Redis/Valkey).

  
  
  

• Messaging Services: AWS Simple Email Service (SES).

  
  
  

Should Have

• CDN & DNS: Experience with Cloudflare, including CDN configuration and DNS management.

  
  
  

• Monitoring & Observability: Experience with New Relic, Datadog, or similar application monitoring, log analysis, and observability tools.

  
  
  

Good to Have 

• Experience managing or supporting self-hosted MongoDB environments.  

  
  
  

• Knowledge of Kubernetes.  

  
  
  

• Linux system administration.  

  
  
  

• Shell scripting (Bash).  

  
  
  

• Python scripting for automation.  

  
  
  

• Experience with production support and incident management.  

  
  
  

• Knowledge of AWS cost optimization and cloud financial management.  

  
  
  

• AWS Associate-level certification (Solutions Architect, Developer, or SysOps Administrator) is a plus. 

  
  
  

Working for you:

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
- Comprehensive Health Insurance: Covers you, your immediate family, and parents.
- Enhanced Health Insurance Options: Competitive rates negotiated by the company.
- Group Life Insurance: Ensuring financial security for your loved ones.
- Group Accident Insurance: Extra protection for accidental death and permanent disablement.
- Flexible Working Arrangement: Achieve a harmonious work-life balance.
- Employee Assistance Program: Access support for personal and work-related challenges.
- Medical Screening: Your well-being is a top priority.
- Modern Family Benefits: Maternity, paternity, and adoption support.
- Long-Service Awards: Recognizing dedication and commitment.
- New Baby Gift: Celebrating the joy of parenthood.
- Subsidized Meals in Chennai: Enjoy delicious meals at discounted rates.
- Various Paid Time Off: Take time off with Casual Leave, Sick Leave, Privilege Leave, Compassionate Leave, Special Sick Leave, and Gazetted Public Holidays.
- Free Transport pick up and drop from the home -office - home (applies in Chennai)

About the business:

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. What you do every day will help advance science and healthcare to advance human progress. 

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.

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