Platform Engineer, Managed Operations

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a System Development Engineer to lead the European Sovereign Cloud initiative. This role is critical in ensuring high-availability AWS services for EU customers, where you'll collaborate with global teams and enhance operations. If you have a strong background in automation, coding, and problem-solving, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. Be part of a team dedicated to innovation and customer satisfaction, driving the evolution of cloud technology in Europe.

Qualifications

• Experience in coding and automation with modern programming languages.
• Familiarity with Linux and troubleshooting across systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the launch of the European Sovereign Cloud.
• Collaborate with global teams to enhance AWS services.

Skills

Java

Typescript

Python

Ruby

Problem-solving

Communication

Tools

Linux

CloudFormation

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

CDK

Job description

Job ID: 2890455 | Amazon Development Centre Ireland Limited

AWS is set to introduce the inaugural European Sovereign Cloud (ESC), marking a significant development in utility computing (UC). To spearhead this initiative, we are actively seeking experienced System development engineers with a strong background in automation and operations. As part of the AWS Managed Operations team, you will play a pivotal role in building and leading operations and development teams dedicated to delivering high-availability AWS services, including EC2, S3, Dynamo, Lambda, and Bedrock, exclusively for EU customers.

Your responsibilities will encompass overseeing the launch of the ESC, working closely with global AWS teams, and influencing the evolution of AWS services and technology. A typical day in this role involves collaborating with technology leaders, contributing to the enhancement of day-to-day operations, and ensuring improvements in availability, reliability, latency, performance, and efficiency of the ESC. You will be required to occasionally participate in “on-call” rotations to resolve incidents occurring out-of-hours.

The overarching goal is to deliver scalable services and ensure a high-availability experience for EU customers. If you are an experienced professional ready for a challenging and impactful opportunity, we invite you to join our efforts in building a best-in-class development engineering and operations team that aligns with AWS' commitment to customer satisfaction and continual innovation.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

* Experience with coding and automation in at least one modern programming language such as Java, Typescript, Python, or Ruby and experience with current engineering best practices.
* Familiarity with Linux, using the command line and basic administration, and computer networking fundamentals and able to troubleshoot at all levels, from network to operating systems to software applications.
* Experience supporting cloud systems or other services. Proficient troubleshooting and anticipating problems that affect the performance, reliability, or availability of software systems.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

* Communication and problem-solving skills across languages.
* Experience operating 24x7 high-availability, distributed software applications and performance tuning software applications and optimizing fleet utilization.
* Proficient with Infrastructure as Code (such as CDK, CloudFormation, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or similar).
* Experience operating services in AWS.

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