Systems Engineer, Messaging and Streaming Team

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship and career growth opportunities

Work/life balance and flexibility

Job summary

A global cloud services provider is looking for a Systems Engineer to enhance and operate the world's largest cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in Linux system administration and troubleshooting, as well as experience with systems automation and networking fundamentals. This role involves troubleshooting high-severity issues in a 24/7 environment while collaborating with team members to innovate solutions and improve service efficiency.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Linux system administration and troubleshooting skills across all levels.
• Experience with automation using BASH, Python, Perl.
• Understanding of DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, routing, switching, HTTP.

Responsibilities

• Utilise Linux skills to troubleshoot and innovate fixes.
• Identify and troubleshoot network connectivity issues.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with team members.
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation for high‑severity issues.
• Be customer-obsessed; address pain points quickly.
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation.
• Analyze dashboards and investigate metrics.
• Create and maintain SOPs and runbooks.

Skills

Linux system administration

Troubleshooting skills

BASH scripting

Python programming

Network fundamentals

Tools

BASH

Python

Perl

DNS

DHCP

TCP/IP

HTTP

Job description

Systems Engineer, Messaging and Streaming Team

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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 a cloud services platform that scales to meet their demands. If you join us, you’ll be part of a world‑class team in a dynamic environment with an entrepreneurial feel of a start‑up. As a member of the team delivering EC2 services, you will be delivering foundational capability that benefits all customers. This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale, gaining world‑class experience in cloud computing.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilise 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.
• Draw on networking knowledge to identify and troubleshoot network connectivity issues.
• Communicate clearly and collaborate with others to deliver results.
• Be a self‑starter, comfortable dealing with ambiguity and change.
• Be customer‑obsessed, always looking to understand customer pain points and find resolutions quickly and completely.
• Work proactively to solve potential problems and inefficiencies.
• Participate in 24/7 on‑call rotation to troubleshoot high‑severity issues.
• Analyse dashboards and investigate metrics with team engineers.
• Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and runbooks for documentation.

About the Team

AI is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneer cloud computing and never stop innovating. We value curiosity and connection, foster inclusion events, and provide mentorship & career growth opportunities. We strive for work/life balance and flexibility as part of our working culture. AWS values diverse experiences, and we encourage candidates who have started their careers in alternative ways to apply.

Basic Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

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

Equal Opportunity Statement

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Company: AWS EMEA SARL (UK Branch) | Job ID: A3077155