Systems Engineer
We are looking for a Systems Engineer to support the reliability and performance of critical cloud-based business applications in Jacksonville, Florida. This role focuses on day-to-day platform operations, incident resolution, and service improvement across production environments. The ideal candidate is comfortable working across infrastructure, application support, and automation while partnering with cross-functional teams to maintain compliance and deliver a strong customer experience.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Monitor cloud applications and platform components to identify service degradation, abnormal behavior, and data issues before they affect users.<br>• Perform routine operational tasks such as system checks, maintenance activities, patching coordination, and software version updates to keep environments stable.<br>• Investigate production incidents independently, restore service as quickly as possible, and contribute to major incident response efforts when escalations occur.<br>• Document root causes, corrective actions, and follow-up recommendations after incidents to strengthen operational processes and reduce repeat issues.<br>• Partner with security and compliance stakeholders to gather audit support materials, address findings, and help maintain required control standards.<br>• Work with sales and customer support teams to troubleshoot client-facing technical problems through log review, environment analysis, and issue replication.<br>• Create and maintain automation scripts in Shell or Python to simplify recurring support tasks and improve operational efficiency.<br>• Support containerized and middleware-based environments by assisting with Kubernetes operations and resolving common issues involving web, database, cache, and messaging services.<br>• Participate in an on-call rotation and respond to production emergencies in a timely manner to help maintain service availability.
• 3+ years of experience in systems engineering, SaaS operations, or production support for cloud-based applications.<br>• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.<br>• Practical experience supporting Kubernetes environments, including deployments, services, pods, and operational troubleshooting.<br>• Working knowledge of technologies such as Nginx, MySQL, Redis, and Kafka in support or administration contexts.<br>• Proficiency in Shell scripting or Python for automation, maintenance, and operational tooling.<br>• Familiarity with cloud services such as EC2, S3, and related infrastructure components; exposure to Ansible or Terraform is an advantage.<br>• Fluency in Mandarin Chinese and strong working ability in English.<br>• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively during incidents, escalations, and cross-functional support activities.
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- Jacksonville, FL
- onsite
- Permanent / Full Time
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80000 - 90000 USD / Yearly
- We are looking for a Systems Engineer to support the reliability and performance of critical cloud-based business applications in Jacksonville, Florida. This role focuses on day-to-day platform operations, incident resolution, and service improvement across production environments. The ideal candidate is comfortable working across infrastructure, application support, and automation while partnering with cross-functional teams to maintain compliance and deliver a strong customer experience.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Monitor cloud applications and platform components to identify service degradation, abnormal behavior, and data issues before they affect users.<br>• Perform routine operational tasks such as system checks, maintenance activities, patching coordination, and software version updates to keep environments stable.<br>• Investigate production incidents independently, restore service as quickly as possible, and contribute to major incident response efforts when escalations occur.<br>• Document root causes, corrective actions, and follow-up recommendations after incidents to strengthen operational processes and reduce repeat issues.<br>• Partner with security and compliance stakeholders to gather audit support materials, address findings, and help maintain required control standards.<br>• Work with sales and customer support teams to troubleshoot client-facing technical problems through log review, environment analysis, and issue replication.<br>• Create and maintain automation scripts in Shell or Python to simplify recurring support tasks and improve operational efficiency.<br>• Support containerized and middleware-based environments by assisting with Kubernetes operations and resolving common issues involving web, database, cache, and messaging services.<br>• Participate in an on-call rotation and respond to production emergencies in a timely manner to help maintain service availability.
- 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z