System Development Engineer II - AMZ

System Development Engineer II

Employer:

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Job Location:

Herndon, Virginia

Job Number: AMZ

Position Responsibilities:

• Build tools that automate and streamline processes to make fleet operations more efficient.
• Respond to large scale events involving these fleets.
• Diagnose and fix critical software and system failures.
• Serve as a mentor and resource to other engineers and assist in training new engineers.
• Provide first line of defense daytime support for operational tickets for all software development teams within the organization.
• Propose, drive and implement technical solutions for automation, efficiency and scalability.
• Partner with the software development teams to support corporate infrastructure systems and perform database queries (SQL) using Window, Linux, or Unix based operating systems and SQL Server databases.
• Provide support and technical consultation to Amazon internal customers.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field and one year of experience in the job offered, or as a Systems Administrator, or a related occupation.
• Employer will accept three years of experience in the job offered or related occupation as equivalent to the Bachelor's degree and one year of experience.
• Must have one year of experience in the following skill(s): (1) supporting large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services; (2) experience with programming languages including SQL, Power Shell, Perl, Bash, Python, PHP, or Ruby; (3) supporting and maintaining database servers including MySQL, Oracle, or equivalent database; and (4) troubleshooting systemic problems in a Windows, Linux, or Unix based environment.

is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation.

40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $129,200/year to $174,800/year.

Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.