Senior AWS Cloud Engineer – Scale, Security & Automation

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Web Services is a dynamic and rapidly growing business. We are building some of the largest and most complex distributed systems in the world and need world class people to help us implement and operate them.

This position requires an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance, and involves deploying, operating, and scaling a massive distributed system that is core to AWS. You will gain top-notch experience in cloud computing and platform diagnostics.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or above, or Cloud+ or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner)
• 3+ years Linux systems administration experience
• 3+ years technical troubleshooting / support experience
• 2+ years of networking experience (TCP/IP)
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, operate, and scale a massive, always-on distributed system core to AWS services.
• Engineer scalable operational workflows, monitoring, and automation to support growth.
• Diagnose and respond to incidents, measure performance, and improve reliability and availability.

Skills

Linux systems administration

Technical troubleshooting

Networking (TCP/IP)

Education

Associate's degree or above / Cloud+ / GICSP / GSEC / SSCP

Job description

Amazon Web Services is a dynamic and rapidly growing business. We are building some of the largest and most complex distributed systems in the world and need world class people to help us implement and operate them.

This position requires an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance, and involves deploying, operating, and scaling a massive distributed system that is core to AWS. You will gain top-notch experience in cloud computing and platform diagnostics.