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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Strategic Employment Inc
- **Location:** Irvine, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Systems Engineering, Software as a Service, Domain Name System (DNS), Identity and Access Management, Subnetting, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Windows PowerShell, Linux Containers, Scripting, Load Balancing, Firewalls (Computer Science), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Containerization, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Route53, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.wayup.com/i-j-Systems-Engineer-Strategic-Employment-840162845861991/

## About the Role

+ 5+ years of hands-on AWS experience across core services including EC2, ECS, VPC, S3, IAM, CloudFront, and Route 53 supporting production or business-critical environments
 + Scripting experience in PowerShell or Python with the ability to write and maintain scripts beyond basic commands, along with Terraform experience for infrastructure provisioning and management in source-controlled environments
 + Solid networking background with the ability to troubleshoot production issues at the network level including VPCs, subnets, load balancers, DNS, and firewalls. Day-to-day networking work is largely static but the knowledge matters when things break
 + Containerization experience with Docker and ECS. The environment is Windows-heavy historically and transitioning toward Linux containers, but direct Linux administration is minimal so a strong Windows background is not a disqualifier
This is a hybrid role based in Irvine with a minimum of 2 days onsite per week. They also offer full benefits, 401K with match and growth opportunities.

## Description

We are working with a well-established, privately held software company in Irvine that is looking to add a Systems Engineer to own their AWS cloud infrastructure and support customer-facing SaaS applications in production. The environment is nimble, the task mix shifts with business priorities, and the right person will be able to operate independently without heavy hand-holding.


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