Systems Engineer, Amazon Foundational Security Services

Amazon; Ireland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Security is seeking a Systems Engineer to raise the security bar by delivering industry-leading services across EC2, S3 and more. You will work in a global, diverse team and join a fast-paced environment focused on scalable, secure solutions.

The role involves on-call rotations every 4–6 weeks, and relocation support within the EU for successful applicants. We value work-life harmony and continuous learning as part of our culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals.
• Experience in a 24/7 production environment and Linux systems.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby or Bash.

Responsibilities

• Join a 24/7/365 EUSC Operations team and participate in on-call rotations.
• Deliver secure, scalable systems across cloud, devices and services.
• Support on-call duties and rapid incident response to protect customer trust.
• Work with cross-functional teams to improve security services and user experience.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Linux systems administration

Scripting languages

24/7 production experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Puppet

Chef

Ansible

Job description

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores. Our team is looking for a highly motivated Systems Engineer in Amazon Security who will raise the security bar by delivering industry-best security services. You should be somebody who enjoys inventing and simplifying around complex security challenges, obsesses over the customer experience, and feels strongly about delivering results. You should be passionate about solving security hurdles in innovative ways. We do not desire to simply produce good software here at Amazon Security... we want to produce disruptive, industry-leading innovations.

The EUSC Operations team runs a 24/7/365 operation, and on-call support will be required as part of this role. You would join the on-call rotation approximately once every 4-6 weeks.

Our team values work-life harmony. Being part of a 24/7/365 on-call rotation is an important aspect of maintaining operational excellence in this role, and we understand that striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here. On-call rotations are structured to be manageable - occurring roughly once every 4-6 weeks - so that you can stay engaged and effective without feeling overburdened. We encourage members of the team to use personal time as needed to cultivate this balance and to promote a productive and well-balanced life - both in and outside of work.

"Amazon will provide relocation support for successful applicants relocating within the European Union"

Key job responsibilities

Each day, hundreds of thousands of developers and customers make billions of transactions worldwide on our cloud and the Amazon retail site. The Amazon Security team owns security for all of these services offered by Amazon Security, including EC2, S3, and many others, as well as the security of our global retail sites. This team is an EU-based Operations team, integrated with Software Development teams, supporting Amazon Foundational Security Services, to provide our customers with secure by default security services. We dive deep into security technologies such as new access control design patterns, identity security services, access control, authorization, authentication, and life cycle management to support our customers as Amazon continues to scale and grow. We are looking for systems engineering professionals from diverse backgrounds, who are creative problem solvers, and passionate about delivering solutions that improve both user experience and security. We are a global team and have a culture of learning from each other. We don't expect people to join our team knowing everything. We want people who are excited to learn, to challenge the status quo, and who are energized by building highly scalable and available systems on a global scale.

A day in the life

Amazon has a fast-paced environment - we "Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History." Our team works with users to design new security features, deploy software through large automated systems, and operationally support security software. You'll look for new approaches to automate fixes for operational issues and solve design problems. Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. A healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here. We offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and balanced life-both in and outside of work.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security 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. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security?

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & 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, training, 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.

Mentorship and 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.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical degree or related experience
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals
• Experience working in a 24/7 production environment
• Experience in Linux systems administration and/or development
• Experience working in at least two of these languages: Python, Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby or Bash/Shell
• This role requires you to be a national of an EU member state

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of configuration management systems, such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or related systems
• Experience in site reliability engineering (SRE), systems engineering, systems administration, DevOps, security administration, or network administration
• Experience in network capture and systems troubleshooting
• Experience building scripts, tooling, and automation for large-scale computing environments

Amazon is an equal opportunities 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 ( ) 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.

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