Systems Development Engineer, Platform Engineering and Emerging Technologies; PEET; AWS

Systems Development Engineer, Platform Engineering and Emerging Technologies (PEET)

Job :  | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Do you enjoy helping U.S. Intelligence Community and Defense agencies implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve unique technical problems? Would you like to do this using the latest cloud computing technologies and become a core part of the largest cloud infrastructure on the planet? AWS is seeking a ADC Engineer to own and advance mission critical services in our Amazon Dedicated Clouds (ADC).

This position requires a current active TS/SCI clearance.

• Train and operate AWS Systems Manager (SSM) services in air‑gapped regions and support government customers.
• Deploy and maintain services at massive scale, ensuring operational scalability.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve production software issues.
• Develop monitoring solutions and maintain software configurations.
• Implement fixes for internally developed code in Perl, Ruby, C/C++, Java, Python.
• Track and resolve technical challenges.
• Collaborate with development teams on AWS projects.
• Enhance and document existing software and support processes.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 1+ year of designing or architecting new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability, scalability).
• Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems).
• Programming experience in at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Go, Power Shell, or Ruby.
• Active U.S. government security clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above.

• Experience with distributed systems at scale.
• Experience with Linux/Unix environments.

The base salary range for this position is $–$ USD annually. The Amazon package includes sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D, supplemental life plans), EAP, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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