Senior AWS & Linux Engineer

This is a remote position.

Our client is seeking a Senior AWS & Linux Engineer to be the foundational hire on their global engineering team. In this high-impact role, you’ll lead the technical delivery of cloud services, work hands-on with infrastructure and automation tools, and set the standard for DevOps excellence and client support.

This is a leadership-track position with the opportunity to build and manage a team of engineers over time.

First 3–6 Months:

• Audit existing infrastructure, automation, and monitoring tools
  

• Provide a report with improvement recommendations and lead implementation
  

• Execute client change requests, upgrades, and infrastructure migrations
  

• Provide after-hours support for critical issues (U.S. off-hours)
  

• Help recruit, mentor, and lead future technical hires
  

Ongoing Duties:

• Manage and enhance AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, IAM, Control Tower, RDS, etc.)
  

• Administer Linux systems (Rocky, RedHat, CentOS)
  

• Maintain hybrid cloud connections using OpenVPN and mobile VPN setups
  

• Use Ansible (preferred) and Terraform for automation and infrastructure as code
  

• Write and maintain deployment and internal tool scripts in Python, Bash, and Shell
  

• Support web hosting and services (Plesk, WordPress, WooCommerce, email relays, WHMCS)
  

• Collaborate using Monday.com and Slack
  

• Monitor systems using NewRelic, Securi, StatusCake, and PagerDuty
  

• 5+ years of experience in a Cloud Engineer, DevOps, or Linux SysAdmin role
  

• Expert-level hands-on experience with AWS (Console, CLI, API, VPC, IAM, Control Tower)
  

• Strong Linux system administration (Rocky, RedHat, CentOS)
  

• Proven use of Ansible (Terraform experience a plus)
  

• Proficiency in scripting: Python, Bash, Shell
  

• Familiar with VPN tools, especially OpenVPN
  

• Excellent communication and customer support skills
  

• Ability to work independently and make strategic technical decisions
  

• AWS and/or Red Hat certifications
  

• Experience with Windows Server
  

• Familiarity with WHMCS, Plesk, WordPress, WooCommerce
  

• Experience mentoring or leading technical teams
  

• Background in MSP or managed services environments
  

• Cloud: AWS (EC2, RDS, IAM, VPC, S3, Control Tower)
  

• Automation: Ansible (primary), Terraform
  

• Monitoring: NewRelic, Securi, StatusCake, PagerDuty
  

• Support/Billing: WHMCS, Monday.com, Slack
  

• Web Hosting & CMS: Plesk, WordPress, WooCommerce
  

• Networking: OpenVPN, AWS VPN
  

• Languages: Python, Bash, Shell