SysOps Engineer

Social Links is a leading global OSINT company headquartered in the US, integrating data from over 500 open sources—social media, messengers, blockchains, and the Dark Web—to deliver cutting-edge solutions for investigations, compliance, and risk analytics. Our Open Data & AI platform powers hundreds of organizations across 80+ countries.
We’re rapidly scaling our infrastructure team to support next-gen hybrid and cloud-based solutions. If you thrive on impactful challenges and seek a clear path to DevOps/SRE, join us!

About the Role

We’re looking for a senior-level SysOps Engineer with deep Linux expertise who is passionate about creating reliable, scalable infrastructure. While our current stack heavily features on-prem infrastructure (Linux, bare-metal, virtualization, networking), we’re actively moving toward a hybrid/cloud environment (AWS/Kubernetes).

Your role is vital: ensuring the resilience, security, and scalability of systems critical to our global operations. You’ll influence our infrastructure strategy, automate processes, and play a key part in our evolution toward modern DevOps and SRE practices.

What You’ll Do:

• Design, implement, and manage robust on-prem and hybrid cloud infrastructure

• Administer Linux-based servers (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu), virtualization, and networks

• Configure VPNs, firewalls, and internal network services (NGINX, HAProxy)

• Deploy and maintain Kubernetes clusters and related networking components

• Implement infrastructure automation using Ansible and Bash scripting (Python as a plus)

• Ensure high-availability and disaster recovery for databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, Minio)

• Maintain and enhance monitoring solutions (Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch)

• Document infrastructure clearly (Wiki, Google Docs) to facilitate team collaboration

What We Expect From You:

• 3+ years of Linux administration experience (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu)

• Deep knowledge of TCP/IP networking at L2/L3/L7 levels

• Strong experience configuring NGINX, HAProxy, Kubernetes Ingress

• Basic experience with databases and message queues (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, Minio)

• Experience with monitoring and log management systems (Zabbix, ELK/OpenSearch)

• Strong Bash scripting skills for automation, Python scripting as a plus

• Experience with AWS infrastructure deployment and security policy management (huge plus)

• Willingness to learn and actively contribute

• Proactive, ownership-driven approach with strong documentation habits

Bonus Skills (Nice to Have):

• Experience writing SELinux policies

• Familiarity with Kubernetes/Rancher

• Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines with GitLab

• Knowledge of mesh networking and network diagnostics

• Basic experience in routing and firewall scripting with IPTables

• Administration of XCP-ng hypervisors (Citrix Hypervisor)

• Understanding of information security principles, familiarity with Greenbone/Suricata
Growth Opportunities:

• Flexible and transparent engineering career track tailored to your growth

• Clear career path toward DevOps/SRE roles as we evolve to hybrid/cloud environments

• Influence infrastructure strategy in a company-wide transformation

• Access internal mentorship, modern tools, best practices, and continuous learning opportunities

• Opportunity to acquire new competencies and technical skills within a supportive environment

Why Join Social Links:

• Work with global products and cutting-edge OSINT/AI technologies

• Real impact, clear ownership, and measurable outcomes

• Fully remote work flexibility (excluding Russia and Belarus)

• Stock options and long-term growth incentives

• Engaged, collaborative culture with a startup spirit

• Challenging tasks in a company rapidly becoming an industry leader

Ready for your next big challenge? Join Social Links and shape the future of data-driven intelligence solutions.