Senior System Engineer

Neo Group

. Help evolve Infrastructure & Operations toward a platform engineering model.

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeBelgrade • SerbiaSenior💰 €75,000 - €85,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Infrastructure Engineering and Systems Engineering with a strong focus on automation, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code. Capable of designing reusable infrastructure solutions and improving operational efficiency through effective tooling and integration.

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Infrastructure EngineeringKubernetes AdministrationInfrastructure as CodeCI/CD AutomationLinux Administration

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Hard Skills

Infrastructure EngineeringSystems EngineeringKubernetesTerraformAnsiblePythonGoJavaBashMonitoring Systems

Soft Skills

Analytical ThinkingTechnical CuriosityOwnershipCommunicationDocumentation

Tools & Technologies

CI/CD ToolsSecrets ManagementAPIsGitOpsCrossplane

Industry Keywords

Production InfrastructureNetworkingDistributed SystemsObservabilityInfrastructure Workflows

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudDistributed SystemsDNSJavaKafkaKubernetesLinuxPostgresPythonRedisTerraformVaultVMwareGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Help evolve Infrastructure & Operations toward a platform engineering model.
Standardize and automate infrastructure workflows and reduce manual provisioning.
Build reusable infrastructure capabilities for databases, messaging, secrets, DNS, compute, monitoring, and application environments.
Develop internal tooling, APIs, and declarative workflows for infrastructure lifecycle management.
Improve integration between Kubernetes, CI/CD, networking, secrets management, databases, and observability systems.
Participate in architecture and technical design of platform and infrastructure services.
Improve reliability, scalability, and operational simplicity of production infrastructure.
Investigate complex infrastructure and production issues across Linux, networking, applications, and distributed systems.
Improve observability, diagnostics, and troubleshooting capabilities.
Work closely with Development, DevOps, SRE, DBA, Security, and Infrastructure units.
Standardize common infrastructure solutions and document how they should be implemented and used.
Evaluate and introduce technologies that improve developer experience and infrastructure efficiency.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.
Nice to have: Experience with Crossplane, Kubernetes operators or controllers.
Nice to have: Experience with Vault or similar secrets management platforms.
Nice to have: Experience with Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis or ClickHouse.
Nice to have: Experience with Proxmox, VMware or public cloud platforms.
Nice to have: Experience developing internal infrastructure tools, APIs or self-service capabilities.
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

Comp & perks

20 paid working vacation days annually
Fully-paid day off during the birthday month
Legal support for obtaining a local work/residence permit
Compensation for wellness activities
International work environment with a passionate, motivated, and professional team
Partial or full reimbursement of medical insurance costs, depending on the chosen plan
Professional development compensation
Complimentary snacks available in the office
Corporate events throughout the year