Mission-Critical Cloud Systems Engineer (TS/SCI)

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Systems Development Engineer I to own and advance mission-critical services in our ADC environment, with a TS/SCI clearance. You will design, build, and operate scalable systems that support thousands of builders across air-gapped regions, balancing reliability and performance.

Join a fast-paced team delivering core cloud infrastructure services like deployment pipelines, feature management, and cross-region replication.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or above, or CND (Certified Network Defender) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials).
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby.
• Experience tools for automation.
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver technology solutions to solve difficult business problems, improving resilience, performance, and operational efficiency of our systems.
• Work autonomously on components, applications, and technology solutions that enhance a major portion of our products or applications.
• Help solve ambiguous problems, architectural deficiencies, or areas where our systems hinder the innovation of other teams.
• Participate in design, scoping, and prioritization discussions, making technical trade-offs and calculating costs of proposed solutions.
• Participate in reviews of architecture, design, operations, and post-incident analysis for your team.
• Troubleshoot difficult problems, researching root causes and thoroughly resolving defects.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support mission-critical services.

Skills

Programming languages

Linux fundamentals

Networking fundamentals

Education

Associate's degree or above / security certs

Tools

Automation tools

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a Systems Development Engineer I to own and advance mission-critical services in our ADC environment, with a TS/SCI clearance. You will design, build, and operate scalable systems that support thousands of builders across air-gapped regions, balancing reliability and performance.

Join a fast-paced team delivering core cloud infrastructure services like deployment pipelines, feature management, and cross-region replication.