IT Operations Engineer Jobs

Explore IT Operations Engineer jobs for experienced professionals who keep business technology reliable, secure, and ready to scale. Ladders features vetted professional opportunities paying $100,000 or more, including roles across enterprise IT, cloud platforms, infrastructure, and production operations.

What Does an IT Operations Engineer Do?

IT Operations Engineers maintain and improve the systems organizations rely on every day. Responsibilities may include monitoring infrastructure, resolving incidents, managing deployments and configuration, automating routine work, supporting cloud environments, and strengthening availability and security. The scope varies by employer, platform, and seniority.

Skills and Qualifications

Employers commonly seek experience with operating systems, networks, cloud services, scripting, monitoring, and incident response. Familiarity with infrastructure as code, containers, IT service management practices, and security controls can also be valuable. Communication, troubleshooting, and clear documentation help engineers work effectively across technical and business teams.

Career Paths and Opportunities

IT Operations Engineers may advance into senior or lead engineering roles, site reliability engineering, cloud or infrastructure architecture, IT operations management, or platform engineering. Opportunities are available across industries that depend on resilient technology, including finance, healthcare, software, and professional services.

Find IT Operations Engineer Jobs on Ladders

Search Ladders for IT Operations Engineer openings and related senior technology roles. Explore vetted jobs with salaries of $100,000 or more, and compare opportunities based on responsibilities, location, work arrangement, and the experience employers seek.

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$122K - $211K *

Join a dynamic team as a DevOps Engineer, enhancing cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Collaborate with developers and cybersecurity experts to ensure reliable software delivery and operational...

United StatesRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$110K - $130K *

Join us to enhance our cloud-based platform as a Full Stack Developer, leveraging your DevOps and AWS expertise. Collaborate across the stack to build, automate, and scale applications while ensuring...

CanadaRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$93K - $125K *

Join a dynamic team as a technical resource, enhancing enterprise applications and infrastructure services. Drive operational excellence, support cross-functional initiatives, and ensure reliable, sec...

United StatesRemote

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$110K - $130K *

Explore opportunities to lead complex integration projects, ensuring seamless data exchange across IT systems. Utilize your expertise in integration technologies to optimize performance and maintain d...

Englewood, CORemote

5 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Hospitals & Medical Centers

$110K - $130K *

Lead the charge in automating and scaling network infrastructure across diverse global datacenters, enhancing performance and security while collaborating with engineering teams to implement robust so...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$72K - $135K *

Champion the design and delivery of impactful learning initiatives, ensuring alignment with business needs while enhancing the learner experience across a global Operations organization...

United StatesRemote

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Telecommunications & Hardware

$110K - $130K *

Transform your career as you design and secure automated delivery pipelines, ensuring streamlined deployment and compliance while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance cloud infrastruct...

United StatesRemote

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$79K - $109K *

Unlock your potential by providing technical support and guidance for products aimed at combating online child exploitation. Collaborate across teams to enhance workflows and tooling, leveraging emerg...

United StatesRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$80K - $100K *

Lead the charge in elevating cloud infrastructure through advanced Linux systems administration, mentoring, and project management in a high-growth tech environment...

United StatesRemote

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Transform enterprise network architecture by leading LAN migration projects, ensuring seamless transitions to Cisco SDA fabric. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute plans, manage changes...

United StatesRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$80K - $100K *

Develop and enhance automated provisioning systems to efficiently onboard high volumes of servers. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth integration and process optimization, direct...

United StatesRemote

Reposted 4 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $145K *

Elevate security and efficiency in cloud environments by designing and automating secure CI/CD pipelines, ensuring compliance and reliability for regulated applications in a FedRAMP High setting, whil...

Dallas, TXRemote

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$75K - $158K *

Manage and enhance AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and security. Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a dynamic Agile environment to solve complex challenges and optimize sy...

RemoteRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$79K - $143K *

Join a team that's redefining release engineering by optimizing CI/CD pipelines, integrating AI solutions, and ensuring high-quality software delivery through innovative automation and collaboration w...

Ottawa, ONRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $140K *

Unlock potential by architecting and enhancing next-gen research platforms, driving automation and reliability to provide researchers with cutting-edge tools. Collaborate in a dynamic environment brid...

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Reposted 1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$100K - $125K *

Unlock your potential as you design and maintain enterprise identity governance solutions, enhancing cybersecurity and automating identity processes while collaborating with stakeholders to ensure com...

San Antonio, TXRemote

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$135K - $180K *

Drive innovative electrical design solutions for high-density compute environments. Collaborate across teams to ensure compliance with industry standards while mentoring junior engineers. Make a signi...

United StatesRemote

5 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$96K - $173K *

Unlock potential by leading complex technical escalations and resolving high-severity hardware and network issues. Collaborate with teams to drive operational excellence on a global scale, ensuring op...

Cambridge, MARemote

5 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$86K - $146K *

Join us to execute and enhance partner operations, ensuring seamless workflows and data integrity. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support sales and partners, driving efficiency and operati...

RemoteRemote

3 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$135K - $150K *

Join a team that's engineering innovative cloud solutions, ensuring stability and performance while driving continuous improvement across scalable environments. Your expertise will shape the future of...

United StatesRemote

6 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$80K - $95K *

Drive operational excellence in the Remote Operations Center, overseeing real-time market commitments and compliance. Lead a team to ensure efficient generation unit management and effective communica...

Charlotte, NCRemote

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$80K - $95K *

Optimize IT operations by managing day-to-day support for macOS and Windows environments, ensuring seamless onboarding/offboarding, and administering SaaS platforms while enhancing user experience and...

United StatesRemote

5 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$125K - $150K *

Lead the charge in managing and optimizing cloud infrastructure across multiple platforms. Collaborate with teams to enhance product reliability and streamline operations while ensuring security and c...

United StatesRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Transform your career by driving customer success and technical solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance client relationships, identify growth opportunities, and ensure maximum va...

United StatesRemote

5 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$218K - $256K *

Lead the charge in shaping IT strategy and operations for a remote-first SaaS company. Drive service delivery, enhance employee technology experiences, and build a high-performing IT organization whil...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does an IT Operations Engineer do?question toggle

    An IT Operations Engineer helps keep an organization's technology systems available and dependable. The work can include infrastructure monitoring, troubleshooting incidents, managing configurations and deployments, automating tasks, and supporting cloud and network environments.

  • What skills are commonly required for IT Operations Engineer jobs?question toggle

    Requirements vary, but often include experience with operating systems, networking, cloud platforms, scripting, monitoring, and incident response. Employers may also value automation, infrastructure as code, security knowledge, and strong communication skills.

  • How much do IT Operations Engineers earn?question toggle

    Pay depends on factors such as experience, location, industry, and role scope. Ladders focuses on vetted professional opportunities paying $100,000 or more, where available salary information can help you evaluate individual openings.

  • What careers can follow an IT Operations Engineer role?question toggle

    Possible paths include senior or lead IT operations engineering, site reliability engineering, cloud engineering, infrastructure architecture, platform engineering, and IT operations leadership.

  • Where can I find IT Operations Engineer jobs paying $100,000 or more?question toggle

    Search Ladders for IT Operations Engineer roles and related technology opportunities. Ladders features vetted professional jobs with salaries of $100,000 or more.