System Engineer, Databases Team

Amazon Jobs; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud service provider in Greater London is looking for a Systems Engineer to manage and optimize its cloud computing infrastructure. In this role, you will leverage your experience in site reliability engineering and scripting languages such as Python and Java to enhance operational efficiencies. You’ll troubleshoot complex issues, automate processes, and ensure high availability of services. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, with a strong foundation in Linux and a customer-obsessed mindset. This position offers opportunities for growth and development in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Career advancement opportunities

Flexible working hours

Inclusive team culture

Qualifications

• Experience in systems engineering or similar field.
• Familiarity with automation scripting.
• Work experience in a 24/7 production environment.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot issues and maintain operational excellence.
• Participate in on-call rotation for high-severity issues.
• Create and maintain documentation for processes.

Skills

Experience in site reliability engineering

Linux

Python

Java

Networking knowledge

Job description

Would you like to help implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve the most complex technical problems? Are you excited by the prospect of building and running the world's largest cloud computing infrastructure to provide a better world for future generations?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) builds and operates some of the largest internet infrastructure on the planet; providing companies of all sizes with an infrastructure web services platform in the cloud.

With AWS, customers provision compute power, storage, database, and other cloud resources as their business demands them. To meet the growing demand for AWS Services around the globe, we need exceptionally motivated people who are driven by learning and innovation.

You'll be part of a world-class team in a dynamic environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a start-up. This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale, and to gain world‑class experience in cloud computing. You'll be surrounded by people who are passionate about cloud computing, believe that first‑class service is critical to customer success, and are committed to improvement.

Top reasons to join our team:

• Be a catalyst to deliver a truly disruptive product that is growing rapidly
• Define, build, own, and run a service in a high‑growth environment
• Solve unique and first‑order problems at massive scale across many AWS Services
• Learn how to build and operate distributed systems at massive scale
• Build and influence the tools and utilities that are part of the AWS fleet running our internal services

What does a Systems Engineer do at Amazon?

Amazon has a collaborative, purposeful and enthusiastic environment where we "Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History." On a typical day engineers might dive deep into understanding the root cause of a customer issue, investigate why a metric is trending the wrong way and consult with the top engineers at Amazon. We own our services and believe in making out‑of‑hours support as painless as possible. To achieve this, we implement Operational Excellence best practices and strive to automate manual processes.

As a Systems Engineer at Amazon you will utilize your Linux skills to troubleshoot, innovate fixes and workarounds, keep software up to date and provide data and metrics that help manage the capacity and efficiency of our services. You will draw on your networking knowledge to identify and troubleshoot network connectivity issues. You understand system design best practices and the importance of implementing systems and services that are secure, scalable, reliable, resilient, efficient, and performant.

You communicate clearly and collaborate with others to deliver results. You are a self‑starter, comfortable dealing with ambiguity and change. You are customer‑obsessed, always looking to understand customer pain points and find resolutions quickly and completely.

Key job responsibilities

• Work proactively to solve potential problems and inefficiencies; communicate clearly and collaborate with others to deliver results with minimal supervision.
• Participate in 24/7 on‑call rotation to troubleshoot high‑severity issues.
• Analyze dashboards and investigate metrics with the vision for improvements.
• Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and runbooks for documentation.
• Discuss radical new approaches to automate operational issues, assess risks, and develop creative solutions.
• Develop strategies for resolving identified problems to prevent future occurrences.
• Assist others in the team.

Qualifications

Experience in site reliability engineering (SRE), systems engineering, systems administration, DevOps, security administration, or network administration; experience working with Linux; experience in systems engineering; experience in any of the following: Python, Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby, Bash, Shell or equivalent; knowledge of TCP/IP and networking protocols such as HTTP and DNS; experience designing and developing scripts to automate operational burdens and reviewing scripting changes to ensure they meet the standards for maintainability, scalability and security; experience working in 24/7 production environment; experience with service‑oriented architecture and web services.

About the team

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee‑led and company‑sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge‑sharing, mentorship and other career‑advancing resources here to help you develop into a better‑rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work‑life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.