Systems/DevOps Engineer
Description
The Opportunity:
We are looking for a Systems / DevOps Engineer who would be responsible for designing, maintaining, and automating AWS infrastructure environments, ensuring the scalability, availability, and performance of servers, networks, and storage systems by leveraging tools like Terraform and Ansible. This person would also be responsible for supporting and maintaining our web & mobile applications, websites and API endpoints.
You will bridge the gap between development and operations teams, actively contributing to the smooth delivery of software applications through robust CI/CD pipelines while collaborating with developers to troubleshoot issues and optimize system performance.
You will be instrumental in managing and optimizing AWS environments,
leading automation efforts. Additionally, you will help shape the direction of our DevOps team by fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
leading automation efforts. Additionally, you will help shape the direction of our DevOps team by fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
Key Responsibilities:
- INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
- Design, deploy, and maintain AWS infrastructure using best practices ensuring performance, reliability, and security across all environments (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, VPC, IAM, ECS, etc.).
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using tools like Cloudformation and Terraform to ensure consistent and reproducible deployments
- Automate routine tasks with scripting languages such as Powershell, Python, and Bash Shell
- CI/CD PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT
- Drive continuous improvement by automating processes, implementing new tools, and refining workflows to enhance operational efficiency.
- Design and implement automated build, test, and deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions or Code Deploy.
- Monitor pipeline execution and troubleshooting failures.
- Streamline software release processes and support ongoing application development and deployment
- APPLICATION & SYSTEMS SUPPORT
- Maintain and support Windows and Linux servers running various applications from IIS to VOIP stacks, to mail servers and databases
- Must have strong troubleshooting skills and history of supporting web servers, DNS, Network routing and switching, email servers and databases.
- Must be familiar with monitoring and logging configurations and leveraging logs to troubleshoot issues
- Should have experience with one or more scripting languages to automate routine tasks (powershell, bash shell, python, javascript)
- APPLICATION MONITORING & ALERTING
- Implement logging, monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure system and application performance, availability and reliability using CloudWatch
- Enhance observability through advanced monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure system health and facilitate rapid incident response.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize system performance, ensuring high availability and minimal downtime across our services
- COLLABORATION & COMMUNICATION
- Communicate technical issues and solutions effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaborate with development teams to design, implement, and optimize highly available, scalable, and secure cloud solutions on AWS
- SECURITY & COMPLIANCE
- Implement and enforce cloud security best practices, including IAM roles, encryption, and security monitoring to ensure compliance and protect sensitive data.
Job Qualifications:
- Strong understanding of Windows system administration
- Expertise in Linux systems administration with deep knowledge of Unix fundamentals and command-line tools.
- Proficiency in managing and configuring AWS Cloud service
- At least 4+ years of hands-on experience managing cloud-based infrastructure on AWS, including key services such as EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, and ECS.
- Strong understanding of cloud security principles and best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and vulnerability management.
- Extensive experience with DevOps tools (Github, CodeDeploy) for CI/CD , automation, and configuration management (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
- Proficient in scripting languages (Python, Shell, or similar) to automate tasks and infrastructure management.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS, ECS) for containerization and orchestration.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Cloudwatch, Grafana) and Familiarity with performance tuning to ensure optimal system health.
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with SQL and relational databases (e.g., MySql, AWS Aurora, DynamoDB, RDS,, MS SQL).
- Knowledge of disaster recovery (DR) and high availability (HA) architectures
- Oversee deployment, patching, and lifecycle management of business-critical applications and Operating systems across the organization.
- Monitor system performance, diagnose issues, and proactively implement improvements.
- Develop and maintain detailed documentation of system configurations, procedures, and network diagrams.
- Ensure system and data security through best practices, including access controls, encryption, backups, and disaster recovery planning.
- Maintain, configure, and troubleshoot Windows & Linux systems in production and development environments.
- Design, implement, and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools, primarily Terraform.
- Participate in capacity planning, disaster recovery, and business continuity initiatives.
- Document procedures, configurations, and system architectures for internal knowledge sharing and auditing purposes.
- Proficiency with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, javascript and Powershell
- Experience working in cloud environments such as AWS.
- Familiarity with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
About Brand
At Line2, we are passionate about transforming communication. Founded with the mission to revolutionize how businesses and individuals connect, Line2 offers a powerful and flexible communication platform that integrates seamlessly across multiple devices. Our innovative solutions empower users to stay connected anytime, anywhere, fostering collaboration and productivity.
About Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, connectivity, health, cybersecurity, and martech. Today, Ziff Davis is focused on seven key verticals – Technology, Connectivity, Shopping, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Cybersecurity and Marketing Technology. Its brands include IGN, Mashable, RetailMeNot, PCMag, Humble Bundle, Spiceworks, Ookla (Speedtest), RootMetrics, Everyday Health, BabyCenter, Moz, iContact and Vipre Security.
Our Benefits
Line2 offers competitive salaries in addition to robust, health and wellness-focused benefits. We are committed to work-life balance with paid time off when you need it. At Ziff Davis, we remain dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We offer Employee Resource Groups, company-sponsored events, and regular opportunities for professional growth through educational support, mentorship programs, and career development resources. Our employees are recognized and celebrated through employee engagement programs and recognition awards. If you're seeking a dynamic and collaborative work environment where you can see the direct impact of your performance and thrive both personally and professionally, then Line2 is the place for you.
Compensation Range
Ziff Davis provides a range for the base pay. Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay may include your specific job related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. Individual pay within the compensation range for this business unit specific role is determined based on a variety of factors including experience, scope of the role, capabilities to perform the role, education and training, as well as business and company performance. Ziff Davis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At Ziff Davis, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has always been about fairness, equal opportunity, and belonging. DEI enables us to attract and retain the best talent, regardless of background or circumstances, while enabling our thousands of employees worldwide to thrive.
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