AWS Relational ADC — System Development Engineer II

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services is hiring a System Development Engineer II for the DBS Relational ADC in Arlington, VA. This role develops scalable distributed systems, collaborates with government customers, and requires TS/SCI with polygraph.

You’ll design and deploy software, review code, and drive operational excellence in a fast-paced, secure cloud environment. Strong Linux, networking, and programming skills are essential, with experience in Java/Python and comfort with modern languages.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 1+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• 3+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience
• Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and deploy software components and features.
• Solid understanding of design approaches and how to best use them.
• Work independently and with your team to deliver software successfully.
• Maintain high-quality, secure, testable, and maintainable code with best practices.
• Provide useful code reviews for changes submitted by others.
• Focus on operational excellence and propose solutions to improve the team’s software.
• Improve the team’s development and testing processes.
• Build good working relationships and engage in constructive dialogue.

Skills

Programming languages

Linux fundamentals

Networking fundamentals

Security clearance

Code review

Agile/scrum

Education

Bachelor’s degree or CSSLP

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Java

Job description

Amazon Web Services is hiring a System Development Engineer II for the DBS Relational ADC in Arlington, VA. This role develops scalable distributed systems, collaborates with government customers, and requires TS/SCI with polygraph.

You’ll design and deploy software, review code, and drive operational excellence in a fast-paced, secure cloud environment. Strong Linux, networking, and programming skills are essential, with experience in Java/Python and comfort with modern languages.