GovCloud Systems Engineer II

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 129,200 - 174,800; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Linux/Unix System Engineer with the ability to automate day to day tasks and develop/build software and/or services from the ground up. A good candidate must have strong Linux/Unix Systems Administration knowledge, including shell scripting, and a proficiency in at least one development language.

They must be able to think at “Amazon scale” to solve problems in permanent, sustainable, and scalable ways.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or CSSLP in software security.
• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development.
• 2+ years designing or architecting scalable systems.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with poly for DoD/AWS Gov workloads.
• Knowledge of networking, storage, and operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Solve challenging technical problems across the stack and domains.
• Design, implement, test, deploy and maintain software to improve performance, durability, cost and security.
• Build high-quality, highly available, always-on products.
• Collaborate with internal teams to drive improvements and customer outcomes.

Skills

Linux/Unix Systems Administration

Shell scripting

Python

Java

C/C++

Security clearance TS/SCI with poly

Education

Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP

Tools

PowerShell

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Linux/Unix System Engineer with the ability to automate day to day tasks and develop/build software and/or services from the ground up. A good candidate must have strong Linux/Unix Systems Administration knowledge, including shell scripting, and a proficiency in at least one development language.

They must be able to think at “Amazon scale” to solve problems in permanent, sustainable, and scalable ways.