Are you passionate about building scalable cloud infrastructure and improving enterprise platforms through automation and engineering best practices?
Do you enjoy collaborating across teams to solve technical challenges, enhance reliability, and contribute to modern cloud environments that make a meaningful impact?
About our Team
The Mendeley Infrastructure team is responsible for designing, operating, and continuously improving the cloud infrastructure that powers Mendeley, a platform serving millions of researchers and healthcare professionals globally. We manage AWS-based environments that support critical research workflows and drive innovation in scholarly research.
Our team values engineering excellence, collaboration, and automation. We're passionate about Infrastructure as Code, modern cloud architecture, and building reliable, secure, and scalable systems. You'll work with experienced engineers who are committed to operational excellence and continuous improvement, while having the autonomy to own moderately complex infrastructure initiatives.
About the Role
As a Systems Engineer, you will contribute to the design, operation, and continuous improvement of cloud-based enterprise environments. Working independently on moderately complex initiatives, you will help build reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure while supporting operational excellence across multiple environments.
This role offers the opportunity to work with cloud technologies, automation, Infrastructure as Code, and DevOps practices, while collaborating closely with development, support, and platform teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
Responsibilities
Contribute to the design and implementation of cloud infrastructure solutions within established architectural guidelines
Respond to and assist in diagnosing system management alerts and operational exceptions, escalating where appropriate
Apply and advocate infrastructure best practices within the team
Contribute to scripts, automation, and Infrastructure as Code development
Participate in change management processes, ensuring changes are properly documented, tested, and executed
Collaborate closely with development, support, and platform teams
Assist in daily support of assigned systems and products through proactive monitoring and early detection of issues
Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain cloud infrastructure components across multiple environments
Requirements
Cloud infrastructure experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools
Linux administration and scripting skills using Bash, Python, or similar technologies
Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Familiarity with system monitoring tools such as New Relic or similar
Knowledge of change and incident management processes
Good oral and written communication skills
Work in a Way That Works for You
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working Pattern
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.
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. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world. 1
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Skills Required
- Experience with cloud infrastructure using AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools
- Linux administration and scripting skills using Bash, Python, or similar technologies
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Familiarity with system monitoring tools such as New Relic or similar
- Knowledge of change and incident management processes
- Good oral and written communication skills
Elsevier Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Elsevier and has not been reviewed or approved by Elsevier.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests paid time off spans vacation, holidays, sick days, bereavement, military leave, and volunteer time. Family-related leave options are also emphasized as part of the package.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests medical, dental, vision, life insurance, wellness initiatives, and an EAP form a comprehensive health offering. Gym support and wellbeing hubs reinforce an ongoing health and wellness focus.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests retirement programs include a 401(k)/retirement plan and pension options, with long-term savings vehicles such as an employee stock purchase plan also available. These elements contribute to a sense of financial security beyond base pay.
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What We Do
Elsevier is a world-leading provider of information solutions that enhance the performance of science, health, and technology professionals, empowering them to make better decisions, and deliver better care. Because informed decisions lead to better outcomes, Elsevier is a leader in information and analytics for customers across the global research and health ecosystems. Elsevier helps researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. We do this by facilitating insights and critical decision-making for customers across the global research and health ecosystems.
