Senior Linux / Web Hosting Engineer

About

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Linux / Web Hosting Engineer to manage and optimize our hosting infrastructure, primarily focused on WHM/cPanel, Plesk, and WordPress/WooCommerce environments.

This role is ideal for someone with strong systems administration and web hosting experience, complemented by the ability to support DevOps practices including CI/CD, automation, and site reliability.

This is a remote role where we do not require the person to be in a specific location/region, however, they must have the ability to work regular EST business hours.

Key Responsibilities:

Infrastructure & Systems

• Manage and maintain Linux-based servers (LAMP/LEMP stack)
• Administer and optimize WHM/cPanel and Plesk environments
• Perform server provisioning, configuration, and patching
• Monitor system health, uptime, and performance

WordPress & WooCommerce

• Optimize WordPress and WooCommerce performance under load
• Troubleshoot slow queries, plugin conflicts, and scaling issues
• Implement caching strategies (Redis, Memcached, OPcache)

Security & Hardening

• Implement server and application-level security best practices
• Configure and maintain firewalls (iptables, CSF), fail2ban, and malware scanners
• Handle incident response and remediation

Email & Deliverability

• Configure and troubleshoot mail systems within WHM/Plesk
• Improve email deliverability (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
• Diagnose and resolve spam or blacklisting issues

Database & Performance

• Optimize MySQL/MariaDB performance
• Analyze slow queries and improve database efficiency
• Tune Apache/Nginx and PHP-FPM for performance

Backup & Reliability

• Design and maintain backup and disaster recovery strategies
• Ensure high availability and minimal downtime

Communication

• Coordinate with development team and stakeholders
• English mastery (written and verbal) is essential for clear documentation and reporting

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in Linux system administration
• Strong hands-on experience with WHM/cPanel and/or Plesk
• Strong expertise in LAMP/LEMP stack (Linux, Apache/Nginx, MySQL, PHP)
• Proven experience supporting WordPress/WooCommerce in production
• Solid understanding of DNS, SSL, HTTP(S), and email systems
• Experience with server security hardening and monitoring
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills
• Bash scripting (required)

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Cloudflare or CDN optimization
• Familiarity with basic CI/CD workflows
• Experience with Docker (light usage)
• Advanced scripting (Python, Perl, or PHP)
• PCI compliance knowledge
• Experience with monitoring tools and observability

Pay

$6,800.00-$8,200.00 per month

Experience

• WooCommerce (or any PHP-Based ecom hosting: 2 years (preferred)
• LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP): 3 years (preferred)
• Bash scripting: 3 years (preferred)
• Cloudflare / CDN optimization: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location

Remote