Systems Engineer III
Are you a Systems Engineer looking for an innovative role?
Do you enjoy being part of a team that works with a diverse range of technology?
About our Team:
We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our Technology, Infrastructure, and Operations group. In this role, you will work closely with global engineering teams to design, build, and operate scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure.
This is a hands-on technical role focused on building and operating platforms. You will contribute to shared infrastructure, improve automation, and enhance the reliability and performance of our systems.
You’ll play a key role in shaping DevOps best practices, improving developer experience, and driving operational excellence across multiple products.
About the Role:
Systems Engineer III role focused on designing, building, and maintaining scalable, secure AWS infrastructure. Responsibilities include managing IaC (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, production Kubernetes, observability, and incident response, plus driving automation and cost optimization. Requires 4+ years' hands-on DevOps experience, strong AWS/Kubernetes/Terraform skills, and scripting proficiency (Python/Bash). Ideal candidate is a hands-on owner who collaborates well across distributed, global teams.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure on AWS.
- Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform.
- Build, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable and fast software delivery.
- Implement and improve observability (monitoring, logging, alerting) to ensure system reliability.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root cause analysis and resolution.
- Collaborate with Development and Product teams to improve system performance, reliability, and developer productivity.
- Optimize cloud usage and contribute to cost efficiency and governance.
- Contribute to automation initiatives to reduce manual effort and improve consistency.
- Contribute to shared platform engineering efforts across global DevOps teams.
Requirements:
- 4+ years of experience in DevOps / Cloud Engineering roles in a product-based environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS
- Solid experience with Kubernetes in production environments.
- Proven expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
- Strong experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., New Relic, Prometheus, ELK stack).
- Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, networking, and application layers.
- Proficiency in at least one scripting/programming language (Python, Bash, or similar).
- Experience working in Agile environments and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Good understanding of cloud security, networking, and system design principles.
- Strong sense of ownership and ability to work independently in a distributed team.
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc.).
- Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet).
- Familiarity with data systems like PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch.
- Experience with containerization (Docker) and microservices architectures.
- Exposure to cost optimization strategies in cloud environments.
- Understanding of release management and deployment strategies.
- Experience working in large-scale, multi-product environments.
Work in a way that works for you: -
We 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.
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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)
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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
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Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience in DevOps or Cloud Engineering roles in a product-based environment
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS
- Production experience with Kubernetes
- Expertise with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools, such as New Relic, Prometheus, or ELK Stack
- Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, networking, and application layers
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, or a similar scripting or programming language
- Experience working in Agile environments and collaborating with cross-functional teams
- Understanding of cloud security, networking, and system design principles
- Strong ownership and ability to work independently in a distributed team
- AWS certification, such as Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer
- Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible or Puppet
- Familiarity with PostgreSQL or Elasticsearch
- Experience with Docker and microservices architectures
- Exposure to cloud cost optimization strategies
- Understanding of release management and deployment strategies
- Experience working in large-scale, multi-product environments
RELX Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about RELX and has not been reviewed or approved by RELX.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through a 401(k) plan with matching contributions, alongside other financial protections such as life and disability coverage. Tuition reimbursement and share purchase access further broaden the financial value of the package beyond base salary.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave and time off breadth appears strong, with generous vacation allowances, mental health days, and options like sabbaticals and tiered PTO by tenure. Parental and caregiving leaves are described in detail, reinforcing time-away benefits as a standout component of the overall package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits are supported by offerings such as mental health support (e.g., app access), EAP resources, gym-related perks, and wellness incentives. Flexible working hours and related work-life supports add to the perceived day-to-day value of benefits.
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What We Do
RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics for professional and business customers across industries. We help scientists make new discoveries, doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients and lawyers win cases. We prevent online fraud and money laundering, and help insurance companies evaluate and predict risk. Our events enable customers to learn about markets, source products and complete transactions. In short, we enable our customers to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive. We do this by leveraging a deep understanding of our customers to create innovative solutions which combine content and data with analytics and technology in global platforms. RELX serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs approximately 30,000 people of whom almost half are in North America. We operate in four major market segments: Scientific, Technical & Medical; Risk & Business Analytics; Legal; and Exhibitions.
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