Gov SATCOM Systems Engineer & Automation Lead

Amazon; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

KGS LLC in Sunnyvale (Amazon Leo Government) seeks a System Development Engineer III to define satcom data engineering and customer health across teams. You will design scalable systems, drive automation, and improve business processes using Amazon AI tech.

Responsibilities include architecture reviews, incident analyses, and mentoring engineers to raise standards. You will collaborate with engineers and TPMs to align technical strategy and ensure sustainable operations while building automated

Qualifications

• Experience leading design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure.
• Proficiency in modern languages such as Python, Ruby, Go, Java, C++, C#, or Rust.
• Experience with Linux/Unix and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with data analytics platforms (Power BI, Python, SQL, Tableau).
• Must be able to obtain TS/SCI clearance; US citizen.

Responsibilities

• Design technology solutions and architectures solving complex problems, delivering incrementally.
• Define engineering best practices and operational readiness across teams.
• Identify automation opportunities to reduce burden and cost, improving resiliency.
• Partner with engineers and managers to develop technical strategy and prioritize investments.
• Mentor engineers, contribute to hiring, and produce runbooks and dashboards.

Skills

Infrastructure design

Programming: Python, Ruby, Go, Java, C

Linux/Unix

CI/CD

Data analytics tooling

Tools

Power BI

Python

SQL

Tableau

ServiceNow

Salesforce

Jira Service Management

Job description

KGS LLC in Sunnyvale (Amazon Leo Government) seeks a System Development Engineer III to define satcom data engineering and customer health across teams. You will design scalable systems, drive automation, and improve business processes using Amazon AI tech.

Responsibilities include architecture reviews, incident analyses, and mentoring engineers to raise standards. You will collaborate with engineers and TPMs to align technical strategy and ensure sustainable operations while building automated