Systems Engineer, AWS

ENGINEERINGUK; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Systems Engineer to join a dynamic team focused on cloud computing solutions. This role offers the opportunity to work on the world's largest cloud infrastructure, tackling unique challenges and delivering disruptive products. You'll engage in troubleshooting and automation, using your Linux skills to ensure operational excellence. Join a passionate team that values customer success and continuous improvement, while gaining invaluable experience in a fast-paced environment. If you're excited about cloud technology and eager to make an impact, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Linux and troubleshooting from application to network.
• Experience with systems automation and network fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and innovate fixes for customer issues in a collaborative environment.
• Implement operational excellence and automate manual processes.

Skills

Linux System Administration

Troubleshooting Skills

Systems Automation (BASH, Python, Perl)

Networking Fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP)

Cloud Computing Concepts

Configuration Management (Puppet, Chef, Ansible)

Job description

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.

If you join us, 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.

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations - from foundational services such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS's services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you'll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

Top reasons to join our team:

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

Key job responsibilities

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 senior 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.

Our Systems Engineering roles help engineers develop a broad range of skills. They utilise their 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. They draw on their networking knowledge to identify and troubleshoot network connectivity issues. They communicate clearly and collaborate with others to deliver results. They are self-starters, comfortable dealing with ambiguity and change. They are customer-obsessed, always looking to understand customer pain points and find resolutions quickly and completely.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. Working knowledge of Linux system administration and good troubleshooting skills at all levels, from application to network to host
2. Experience of systems automation using BASH, Python, Perl, etc
3. Experience of network fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, routing, switching, HTTP)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Exposure to cloud computing concepts and design considerations
2. Knowledge of configuration management systems, such as: Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or related systems