Senior System Engineer

As part of our continued growth, Neo Group is recruiting on behalf of one of our local partners, leveraging our network of 1,400 talented professionals across 10+ countries. Together, we are committed to delivering innovative, data-driven solutions that empower our clients and foster professional growth within a dynamic and collaborative workplace. We are on the lookout for a Senior System Engineer to join our Engineering Team. Key Responsibilities - Platform Engineering & Transformation: Help evolve Infrastructure & Operations toward a platform engineering model. - Workflow Automation & Standardization: Standardize and automate infrastructure workflows and reduce manual provisioning. - Core Capabilities & Provisioning: Build reusable infrastructure capabilities for databases, messaging, secrets, DNS, compute, monitoring, and application environments. - Internal Tooling & Lifecycle Management: Develop internal tooling, APIs, and declarative workflows for infrastructure lifecycle management. - Ecosystem & Tooling Integration: Improve integration between Kubernetes, CI/CD, networking, secrets management, databases, and observability systems. - Architectural & Technical Design: Participate in architecture and technical design of platform and infrastructure services. - Reliability & Performance Engineering: Improve reliability, scalability, and operational simplicity of production infrastructure. - Troubleshooting & Incident Investigation: Investigate complex infrastructure and production issues across Linux, networking, applications, and distributed systems. - Observability & Diagnostics: Improve observability, diagnostics, and troubleshooting capabilities. - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Development, DevOps, SRE, DBA, Security, and Infrastructure units. - Documentation & Best Practices: Standardize common infrastructure solutions and document how they should be implemented and used. - Technology Innovation & Developer Experience: Evaluate and introduce technologies that improve developer experience and infrastructure efficiency. Requirements - 5+ years of hands-on experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Systems Engineering, SRE, DevOps, Production Engineering or similar roles. - Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills. - Good understanding of production infrastructure, networking and distributed systems. - Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes in production. - Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management, using Terraform, Ansible or similar tools. - Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure automation workflows. - Programming or strong scripting skills in Python, Go, Java, Bash or similar. - Experience with monitoring and observability systems. - Understanding of secrets management and secure infrastructure access patterns. - Experience integrating infrastructure systems through APIs. - Ability to design reusable infrastructure solutions instead of one-off automation. - Strong systems thinking and ability to troubleshoot complex cross-system issues. - Ability and willingness to learn new infrastructure and platform technologies. Nice to Have - Experience with GitOps approaches and tools. - Experience with Crossplane, Kubernetes operators or controllers. - Experience with Vault or similar secrets management platforms. - Experience with Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis or ClickHouse. - Experience with Proxmox, VMware or public cloud platforms. - Experience developing internal infrastructure tools, APIs or self-service capabilities. Soft Skills - Strong analytical thinking and technical curiosity. - Ownership and responsibility. - Pragmatic approach to automation and engineering. - Ability to work independently on ambiguous technical problems. - Good communication and documentation skills. - Willingness to remain hands-on and share technical knowledge. Benefits - Recharge your batteries with 20 paid working vacation days annually to explore, relax, and rejuvenate. - Kick off your birthday month with a bang! Not only do you get heartfelt birthday wishes from your team, but you also enjoy a fully-paid day off. - Get legal support for obtaining a local work/residence permit. - Prioritize your health with compensation for wellness activities. - Experience an international work environment with a passionate, motivated, and professional team. - We support your health by partially or fully reimbursing medical insurance costs, depending on the chosen plan. - Invest in your growth using professional development compensation. - Boost your energy and morale with complimentary snacks available in the office. - Foster camaraderie and celebrate achievements through engaging in corporate events throughout the year.