SysOps Engineer

Kinsta, a leading managed WordPress hosting company, seeks a SysOps Engineer responsible for maintaining production systems’ health, responding to incidents, and driving improvements to reduce operational risks. The role requires ownership of infrastructure issues from detection to resolution, working closely with multiple teams including Support, DevOps, Security, and Development. Responsibilities include improving platform observability, embedding security practices, automation development, and ensuring disciplined deployment processes. The position operates on a scheduled shift pattern with remote work, emphasizing customer experience and system scalability. Candidates should have strong Linux administration skills, experience with container-based Linux systems, managed hosting or SaaS infrastructure, and proficiency in PHP, Nginx, MySQL/MariaDB, and cloud providers. Bonus skills include ZFS, LXC, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, and advanced WordPress troubleshooting. Kinsta offers extensive benefits including remote expense budget, flexible PTO, parental leave, professional development budget, sabbaticals, health benefits, and pension plans. The company promotes equal opportunity and uses AI tools in recruitment which do not replace human judgment. Applicants’ data is processed per Kinsta’s Privacy Policy with transfers to the U.S.