Systems Development Engineer, Controlled , WWPS Engineering

Do you believe cloud computing will be a disruptive force in government? Do you want to architect and develop new tools to help international governments implement the cloud-enabled agencies/ministries of tomorrow? Do you enjoy mission-driven development, building awesome software, and integrating across a wide variety of services?

Amazon Web Services is seeking a top industry technical expert to grow our team dedicated to expanding our Controlled Working Environment (CWE) team to build, operate and maintain a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) approved infrastructure. We are seeking Systems Development Engineers to build and support this working environment. You will help design architectural approaches and automate, enhance, and build new functionality for a complete separated end‑user work spaces environment.

This role is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon’s world‑class technical team, working with some of the best and brightest engineers and technical managers in the global community while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere.

Amazon has a fast‑paced environment where we “Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History.” On a typical day engineers might deep dive to root cause a customer issue, investigate why a metric is trending the wrong way, consult with the top engineers at Amazon, or discuss radical new approaches to automate operational issues.

• Investigating new ways to improve operations.
• Defining and developing new solutions to solve technically complex cloud issues for our customers.
• Investigating system variances that may affect customer applications before an actual outage occurs.
• Diving deep into new service announcements to determine unique ways to implement them to improve the effectiveness of the CWE.
• Managing user applications like JIRA, Confluence, Bit Bucket, Duo, etc.
• Studying and learning from industry recognized Amazon distinguished engineers.

Due to federal contracts, this position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen.

• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, Power Shell, Ruby.
• Systems and Network Administration, or System Reliability Engineering.
• Systems engineering, network, and/or application security.
• Web protocols, Linux/Unix tools, architecture, and experience building automated tools in Python, Java and/or Ruby.

• 2+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 1+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• 7+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands‑on systems engineering experience.
• Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems).
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, Power Shell, Ruby.

• Experience with Power Shell (preferred), Python, Ruby, or Java.
• Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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