Senior Systems Engineer I
Quick Summary
Design, build, and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform following modular, reusable, and scalable practices.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or an equivalent discipline. Typically 6-9 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering,
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
~1 min readWe are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team. This role is responsible for designing, building, and operating secure, scalable, and highly available AWS infrastructure that enables multiple product engineering teams to deliver software reliably. The ideal candidate has strong expertise in Terraform, AWS, GitHub Actions, ECS Fargate, and infrastructure automation, along with a practical operational mindset. You will partner closely with software engineers, troubleshoot production issues, improve developer experience, and continuously modernize our cloud platform while maintaining high standards for security, reliability, and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
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Design, build, and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform following modular, reusable, and scalable practices.
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Operate and support production AWS environments across multiple accounts and regions.
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Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines supporting application and infrastructure deployments.
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Build and manage containerized workloads on Amazon ECS Fargate.
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Administer and support Amazon RDS PostgreSQL environments, ensuring availability, performance, backup, and recovery readiness.
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Design and maintain secure AWS networking and IAM architectures.
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Respond to production incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive improvements.
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Build automation using Bash, Python, AWS CLI, and related tooling to improve operational efficiency.
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Partner with multiple development teams to enable self-service infrastructure while reducing operational bottlenecks.
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Review infrastructure changes for operational risk, security impact, and deployment safety.
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Create and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and disaster recovery procedures.
Requirements
~1 min readQualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or an equivalent discipline.
Typically 6-9 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Systems Engineering.
Proven experience operating and supporting production AWS environments in enterprise-scale organizations.
Nice to Have
~1 min readWe promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, family leave and tuition reimbursement, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
At Elsevier, 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:
Group Health Insurance Policy (covering self and family)
Group Life insurance/accident policy
Generous long-service awards
New Baby gift
Subsidized food provided (applies to India- Chennai)
Casual Leave, Sick Leave, Privilege Leave, Compassionate Leave, Special Sick Leave, Gazetted Public Holiday and Maternity/Paternity Leave
Free Transport provided to and from the office (applies to India-Chennai)
What We Offer
~1 min readWe are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1-855-833-5120.
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We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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- October 25, 2026
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