Cloud Systems Engineer - GovCloud & TS/SCI

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Jessup, MD is seeking an engineer to design, develop, and operate large-scale cloud infrastructure for US government customers. The role emphasizes integration, DevOps, and site reliability across AWS GovCloud and isolated regions.

The team values collaboration, mentorship, and a culture of continuous learning, with opportunities to work on some of the world’s most advanced compute services and security-focused projects.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher or CND/GSEC
• Experience programming in at least one modern language (C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby)
• Current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance
• Experience automating and simplifying team development, test, and operations processes

Responsibilities

• Identify ways to improve tools, processes, and documentation for AWS GovCloud and isolated regions
• Learn site reliability engineering fundamentals and tune alarms for real problems
• Contribute code and automation to remove toil across AWS regions
• Collaborate with systems developers and engineers to improve operations and tooling

Skills

Programming languages

Linux/Unix

Automation

Security clearance TS/SCI with poly

Education

Associate degree or higher

Tools

Chef/Puppet/Ansible

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Jessup, MD is seeking an engineer to design, develop, and operate large-scale cloud infrastructure for US government customers. The role emphasizes integration, DevOps, and site reliability across AWS GovCloud and isolated regions.

The team values collaboration, mentorship, and a culture of continuous learning, with opportunities to work on some of the world’s most advanced compute services and security-focused projects.