System Development Engineer II - Automation & Fleet Ops

Amazon; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is hiring a System Development Engineer II for its Herndon, VA location. The role focuses on building automation tools, diagnosing critical failures, and supporting fleet operations across AWS infrastructure.

The candidate will mentor peers, handle day-to-day operational tickets, and collaborate with software teams to improve automation, efficiency, and scalability in a large-scale cloud environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/Engineering/Statistics/Math or related field with 1 year of related experience (or 3 years in lieu).
• Experience with large-scale, multi-tiered, distributed software apps, tools and services.
• Experience troubleshooting in Windows/Linux/Unix environments and with database servers (MySQL/Oracle).

Responsibilities

• Build tools to automate fleet operations and streamline processes.
• Respond to large-scale events and diagnose critical failures.
• Mentor engineers and provide first-line support for operational tickets.
• Propose and implement automation, efficiency and scalability solutions with cross-functional teams.

Skills

SQL

PowerShell

Perl

Bash

Python

PHP

Ruby

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MySQL

Oracle

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is hiring a System Development Engineer II for its Herndon, VA location. The role focuses on building automation tools, diagnosing critical failures, and supporting fleet operations across AWS infrastructure.

The candidate will mentor peers, handle day-to-day operational tickets, and collaborate with software teams to improve automation, efficiency, and scalability in a large-scale cloud environment.