Mid-Level DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer
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Job Summary
This is a remote position.
We are seeking an experienced and highly capable Mid-Level DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer to take full ownership of our DigitalOcean and RunCloud server infrastructure. You will join us at a critical time to lead security remediation immediately and bulk cleanup efforts. Over your first few months your primary focus will be auditing dozens of servers identifying and blocking malware entry points cleaning infected sites migrating sites to isolated system users and setting up Cloud-flare
Once the initial security cleanup is complete your workload will shift heavily from defensive server management to proactive automation deployment engineering and scaling our infrastructure standardisation efforts. You will work closely with the leadership team serving as our subject-matter expert to address infrastructure aspects we may not have considered.
Requirements
Immediate & Defensive Management (First Few Months)
Immediate Security Action: Execute bulk cleanups and implement all internal security measures.
Infrastructure Auditing & Remediation: Audit dozens of servers to identify vulnerabilities clean infected sites and isolate environments by migrating sites to isolated system users.
Network Security: We will set up and configure Cloudflare across all domains.
Cleanup & Stabilization: Clean up the existing infrastructure using a known list of issues and write initial automation scripts to remediate the issues.
Day-to-Day Server & Environment Management
Morning Check-ins: Review monitoring dashboards daily for offline sites high CPU loads or out-of-memory (OOM) errors.
Security Reviews: Check firewall logs and malware scanner reports regularly for newly blocked threats.
Routine Patching: Run controlled automated updates for WordPress core themes and plugins across dozens of sites using WP-CLI scripts.
Client Requests: Provision new servers migrate new client sites to the infrastructure and set up SSL certificates.
Service Optimization: deep dive into the slowest sites to optimize base queries or adjust caching rules.
Access Control: Set up and manage a secure team access control environment.
Monitoring: Monitor services running on the cloud and ensure system health.
Proactive Automation & Long-Term Strategy
Infrastructure Strategy: Decide how to manage the infrastructure moving forward compared to its current state. Establish a standard setup overall and orchestrate tailored solutions for different clients.
Long-Term Security: Implement standard long-term security measures and policies.
Automation Engineering: Automate server management workflows. Write bash and WP-CLI scripts to update plugins across tons of sites simultaneously and automate the cleanup of bloated databases (revisions transients).
Alerting & Uptime: Set up external uptime monitoring (e.g. UptimeRobot) and server metric alerts for CPU/RAM spikes.
Cloud & Tooling Setup: Assist with cloud-related automation setups and comfortably configure open-source tools (like n8n) directly on servers.
DevOps Support: Support development teams by applying expertise across development and operations specifically focusing on scalability automation and system security.
Scaling: Ensure the infrastructure is fully ready to scale to meet our growing requirements.
Expected Experience & Qualifications
Experience: 4 years of proven experience in a DevOps SysAdmin or Cloud Engineering role.
Core Linux IaaS & Cloud Platforms: Solid Linux administration (Ubuntu preferred) and shell scripting (Bash). Strong IaaS and Linux VPS experience (AWS or DigitalOcean or similar) alongside hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS Microsoft Azure or GCP). You should know how to configure Nginx manage SSH keys and troubleshoot CPU spikes.
Web Servers & Networking: Deep experience with NGINX SSL certificate management DNS load balancing and general networking/security concepts.
CI/CD Pipelines: Familiar with building testing deploying and rolling back pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions Jenkins GitLab YAML etc.
Database Management: Familiarity with database systems such as SQL MySQL etc.
Diagnostics: Excellent diagnostic and troubleshooting skills across infrastructure applications and containers.
Scripting: Highly comfortable writing scripts to automate routine workflows on the server.
Soft Skills: Good communication and problem-solving skills with a keen awareness of industry standards and market trends.
Required Skills:
Absolutely here is a cleaner Zoho Recruit-friendly format you can copy and paste. Ive kept it structured simple and free from awkward formatting that may cause issues. Expected Experience and Qualifications Essential Experience and Skills 3 years proven experience working within Zoho ecosystems workflow automation business systems or operational automation roles. Strong hands-on experience with Zoho One applications particularly Zoho CRM Zoho Projects Zoho Flow Zoho Analytics and Zoho Desk. Experience building automations using no-code or low-code platforms such as n8n Zoho Flow Zapier or similar tools. Practical understanding of AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude including how they can support business operations and workflow automation. Experience integrating multiple business systems and platforms. Familiarity with Microsoft 365 SharePoint Teams and related integrations. Comfortable working with APIs webhooks triggers and automation logic. Strong operational and process-thinking mindset with the ability to understand business workflows and convert them into scalable systems. Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across automations integrations and operational workflows. Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work closely with leadership and operational teams. Strong organisational skills attention to detail and structured thinking. Good to Have Experience and Skills Experience with n8n self-hosted environments. Familiarity with basic scripting or logic-based automation concepts. Understanding of CRM architecture and operational design. Experience working with operational reporting and KPI dashboards. Knowledge of business process mapping and documentation. Familiarity with WhatsApp integrations and communication automation. Experience working within agencies or operationally complex businesses. Exposure to AI-assisted productivity systems and workflow optimisation. Basic understanding of SQL databases or API authentication methods. Understanding of scalability automation governance and operational standardisation. Working Expectations Full-time role 40 hours per business hour overlap required. Long-term position with ongoing operational ownership responsibilities. Work closely with leadership to implement and improve operational systems. Maintain high responsiveness and accountability across projects and workflow implementations.
