Systems Development Engineer

About the Role

The Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC), AWS Commerce Platform team is hiring a cleared Systems Development Engineer to join the team. This role enables you to deliver impact at scale, and the work you do unlocks the latest in billing and cost management capabilities for all of our US ADC customers.

A successful Systems Development Engineer is focused on building services and tooling that enhance our operational posture and thinks about the impact of their designs on the scalability, availability, and operational readiness of what they create. They operate at the intersection of business problems and technology strategy. They balance constraints and consider the long-term implications of their design decisions.

The candidate selected must obtain and maintain a security clearance at the TS/SCI with polygraph level. Upon start, the selected candidate will be sponsored for a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build the operational scalability that sustains the platform's rapid growth.
• Hone skills in distributed systems troubleshooting, response, measurement, and automation.
• Deep dive to root cause customer issues.
• Investigate metric trends.
• Consult with engineers.
• Discuss new approaches to automate the remediation of operational issues.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby.
• Experience with tools for automation (building, testing, releasing or monitoring).

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or above, or CND (Certified Network Defender) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials).
• Preferred: Knowledge of and proficiency in the use of Python scripting language.
• Preferred: Experience on highly concurrent, high throughput systems and knowledge of complex distributed systems.