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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer - **Company:** Motion Recruitment Partners LLC. - **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Systems Engineering, Backup Devices, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Domain Name System (DNS), Github, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Subnetting, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Key Management, Windows Servers, Networking Basics, Performance Tuning, Ansible, Prometheus, Single Sign-On, Software Engineering, TCP/IP, Software Vulnerability Management, Datadog, Computer Networking Systems, Load Balancing, Okta, Large Language Models, Grafana, Firewalls (Computer Science), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Route53, Cloud Optimization, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** August 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/92842fcd-4bdc-4df2-8d04-ed3974e451f2 ## About the Role * 3-5 years of experience in Systems Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Network Engineering, DevOps, or a related role * Hands-on experience with AWS, including services such as EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, IAM, and Route 53 * Experience administering Linux and/or Windows Server environments * Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, load balancing, VPCs, and subnets * Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation * Experience with Docker and Kubernetes * Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins * Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK * Understanding of IAM/SSO, secrets management, vulnerability management, and infrastructure security * Experience supporting and troubleshooting production infrastructure * Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and business teams, * Experience with Okta or another enterprise SSO platform * Experience supporting AI/LLM-powered applications or APIs in production * Experience with backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity processes * AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator * CCNA, Network+, CKA/CKAD, or Terraform Associate certifications * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience ## Description * Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure infrastructure across AWS and on-premises environments * Administer Linux and Windows servers, including patching, performance tuning, and lifecycle management * Build and maintain networking infrastructure including VPNs, firewalls, load balancers, VPCs, and subnet architecture * Support CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes workloads, and Infrastructure-as-Code * Manage identity, access controls, credentials, and secure system access * Monitor infrastructure health and proactively identify performance and reliability issues * Implement and maintain security controls, vulnerability management, and patching processes * Support backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity * Participate in production incident response and perform root-cause analysis * Support infrastructure and operational requirements for AI-enabled applications and automation * Assist with capacity planning, performance tuning, and cloud cost optimization * Create and maintain architecture documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures * Collaborate with Software Engineering, Product, and Operations teams on infrastructure needs and platform improvements ## Related Videos - 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