Satellite OTA & Security Deployment Engineer

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a System Development Engineer for the Leo Secure Communications Team in Redmond, WA. You will manage OTA and security feature rollout processes across satellite hardware variants, deploying updates, monitoring deployments, and triaging issues to ensure reliable, secure software delivery to all Leo satellites.

You will work hands-on with rollout plans, targeting rules, and automation while developing expertise in large-scale deployment operations and firmware compatibility.

Qualifications

• Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages: Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust.
• Experience with Linux/Unix environments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and build processes.
• Experience with distributed systems at scale.

Responsibilities

• Execute OTA and Security Operation rollouts end-to-end, preparing rollout plans, configuring device targeting and eligibility rules, staging deployments, and monitoring progress through GA.
• Monitor fleet health during rollouts, tracking success/failure rates, device telemetry, and key health indicators, and escalating anomalies per established runbooks.
• Triage deployment failures and stalled updates, diagnosing root causes and coordinating resolution with firmware and operations teams.
• Maintain and improve rollout runbooks, SOPs, checklists, and go/no-go decision criteria.
• Build and maintain operational dashboards and reports for rollout status, fleet coverage, and update adoption metrics.
• Automate repetitive operational tasks, scripting rollout preparation, health checks, and reporting to reduce manual toil and human error.

Skills

Automation

Python

Ruby

Golang

Java

C++

C#

Rust

Linux/Unix

CI/CD

Large-scale infra

Job description

Amazon is seeking a System Development Engineer for the Leo Secure Communications Team in Redmond, WA. You will manage OTA and security feature rollout processes across satellite hardware variants, deploying updates, monitoring deployments, and triaging issues to ensure reliable, secure software delivery to all Leo satellites.

You will work hands-on with rollout plans, targeting rules, and automation while developing expertise in large-scale deployment operations and firmware compatibility.