Senior Systems Engineer

Senior System Engineer

Neo Group · Belgrade, Serbia (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-13

Salary: EUR 75,000–85,000

Workplace: hybrid

Department: Engineering

Description

As part of our continued growth, Neo Group is recruiting on behalf of one of our local partners, leveraging our network of 1,400 talented professionals across 10+ countries. Together, we are committed to delivering innovative, data-driven solutions that empower our clients and foster professional growth within a dynamic and collaborative workplace.

We are on the lookout for a Senior System Engineer to join our Engineering Team.

Unlock your full potential as a Senior System Engineer. In this senior, hands-on role, you will help move our partner's Infrastructure & Operations toward a platform engineering model, building reusable, self-service infrastructure capabilities for databases, messaging, secrets, DNS, compute, monitoring and application environments. You won't just keep systems running; you will automate and standardize infrastructure workflows, develop internal tooling and APIs, and improve how Kubernetes, CI/CD, networking and observability work together. If you have deep Linux and Kubernetes experience, think in reusable systems rather than one-off scripts, and enjoy solving complex production issues, we would love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Platform Engineering & Transformation: Help evolve Infrastructure & Operations toward a platform engineering model.
• Workflow Automation & Standardization: Standardize and automate infrastructure workflows and reduce manual provisioning.
• Core Capabilities & Provisioning: Build reusable infrastructure capabilities for databases, messaging, secrets, DNS, compute, monitoring, and application environments.
• Internal Tooling & Lifecycle Management: Develop internal tooling, APIs, and declarative workflows for infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Ecosystem & Tooling Integration: Improve integration between Kubernetes, CI/CD, networking, secrets management, databases, and observability systems.
• Architectural & Technical Design: Participate in architecture and technical design of platform and infrastructure services.
• Reliability & Performance Engineering: Improve reliability, scalability, and operational simplicity of production infrastructure.
• Troubleshooting & Incident Investigation: Investigate complex infrastructure and production issues across Linux, networking, applications, and distributed systems.
• Observability & Diagnostics: Improve observability, diagnostics, and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Development, DevOps, SRE, DBA, Security, and Infrastructure units.
• Documentation & Best Practices: Standardize common infrastructure solutions and document how they should be implemented and used.
• Technology Innovation & Developer Experience: Evaluate and introduce technologies that improve developer experience and infrastructure efficiency.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Systems Engineering, SRE, DevOps, Production Engineering or similar roles.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Good understanding of production infrastructure, networking and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes in production.
• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management, using Terraform, Ansible or similar tools.
• Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure automation workflows.
• Programming or strong scripting skills in Python, Go, Java, Bash or similar.
• Experience with monitoring and observability systems.
• Understanding of secrets management and secure infrastructure access patterns.
• Experience integrating infrastructure systems through APIs.
• Ability to design reusable infrastructure solutions instead of one-off automation.
• Strong systems thinking and ability to troubleshoot complex cross-system issues.
• Ability and willingness to learn new infrastructure and platform technologies.

Nice to Have

• Experience with GitOps approaches and tools.
• Experience with Crossplane, Kubernetes operators or controllers.
• Experience with Vault or similar secrets management platforms.
• Experience with Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis or ClickHouse.
• Experience with Proxmox, VMware or public cloud platforms.
• Experience developing internal infrastructure tools, APIs or self-service capabilities.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical thinking and technical curiosity.
• Ownership and responsibility.
• Pragmatic approach to automation and engineering.
• Ability to work independently on ambiguous technical problems.
• Good communication and documentation skills.
• Willingness to remain hands-on and share technical knowledge.

Benefits

• Recharge your batteries with 20 paid working vacation days annually to explore, relax, and rejuvenate.
• Kick off your birthday month with a bang! Not only do you get heartfelt birthday wishes from your team, but you also enjoy a fully-paid day off.
• Get legal support for obtaining a local work/residence permit.
• Prioritize your health with compensation for wellness activities.
• Experience an international work environment with a passionate, motivated, and professional team.
• We support your health by partially or fully reimbursing medical insurance costs, depending on the chosen plan.
• Invest in your growth using professional development compensation.
• Boost your energy and morale with complimentary snacks available in the office.
• Foster camaraderie and celebrate achievements through engaging in corporate events throughout the year.

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