Senior Cloud Networking Engineer – Automation & Resilience

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development support

Private health insurance

Military differential pay (Australia)

Employee Assistance Program

Family-building benefit

Employee discounts

Job summary

Amazon Support Services Pty Ltd in Australia is seeking a Senior System Development Engineer for Core Networking to architect and operate the regional AWS network. You will drive automation, resilience, and scale across 170+ network services, mentoring engineers and shaping long-term architectural direction.

The role emphasizes operational excellence today and engineering innovation for tomorrow, with cross-team collaboration and a chance to influence global network performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience deploying and operating in Linux/Unix environments.
• 5+ years of systems development in IT or data center environments.
• 3+ years of design, development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience.
• 3+ years programming with C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby.
• Experience leading design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Own the software services and platforms that keep the AWS network running within the region.
• Lead the engineering effort to reinvent services to be more resilient, automated, and scalable.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to architectural decisions for the programme's future.
• Drive operational excellence today and engineering innovation for tomorrow.
• Collaborate with global service teams to enhance stability and functionality across services.

Skills

Linux/Unix

Systems development

Automation

Programming languages

Distributed systems

Job description

Amazon Support Services Pty Ltd in Australia is seeking a Senior System Development Engineer for Core Networking to architect and operate the regional AWS network. You will drive automation, resilience, and scale across 170+ network services, mentoring engineers and shaping long-term architectural direction.

The role emphasizes operational excellence today and engineering innovation for tomorrow, with cross-team collaboration and a chance to influence global network performance.