What are the responsibilities and job description for the Systems Development Engineer position at Amazon?
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Job summary
Do you like helping U.S. Intelligence Community agencies implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems? Would you like to do this using the latest cloud computing technologies? Do you understand service architectures and have a knack for improving them and making them robust? Are you the type of person that wants to improve operations a better place through automation? Then this is the job for you.
We are seeking a talented and motivated Systems Development Engineer. The responsibilities include development of infrastructure foundational services, writing tools and services to improve automation for deployment and releases, building and maintaining test fleets, performing functional and regression testing on software, defining and performing stress testing, and monitoring production software. We are looking for someone who can build on existing services and architectures, and is excited to create new automated solutions.
The Infrastructure Team, within the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Infrastructure group, supports fleet-wide telemetry and software tools for the server platform for our innovative web service and e-commerce technology platforms. This platform is industry-leading in terms of frugality and operational excellence, and is critical to the success of the AWS business and the thousands of customers who use utility computing today. Interested candidates must be prepared to work an on-call rotation.
This position can sit in Herndon, VA, Seattle, WA, or Denver, CO.
The pay range for this position in Colorado is $99,100 - $160,000 per year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. This information is provided per the Colorado Equal Pay Act. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via Amazon's internal or external careers site.
This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess an active Top Secret security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph and satisfy other security related requirements.
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
A day in the life
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home. Finding purpose and fulfillment is essential across all aspects of our lives, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
About the team
Mentorship & Career Growth
We have a career path for you no matter what stage you’re in when you start here. As we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer, we know we must continuously raise our performance bar. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Programming experience with at least one modern language such as C , C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
- A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or similar, or equivalent experience
- 2 years programming or scripting language experience (Python, Java, Ruby)
- 2 years Linux or similar UNIX distribution experience
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with AWS technologies (aws.amazon.com) including DynamoDB, Lambda, S3, and SQS.
- Experience with Python frameworks and packages including Flask and boto
- Experience with security best practices in tool development and access controls.
- Experience managing servers in large-scale, geographically diverse environments.
- Excellent troubleshooting skills.
- Knowledge of SQL and experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgeSQL).
- Highly organized and able to coordinate with other team members.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
