Systems Dev Engineer II - Secure Edge Connectivity

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. is seeking an experienced System Development Engineer for AWS Edge Connectivity Services. The role focuses on automation, infrastructure-as-code, and scalable design across regions.

Successful candidates will mentor teammates, contribute to SRE practices, and support on-call incident response in a fast-paced environment. U.S. citizenship and security clearance eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience.
• 2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• 1+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement systems automation, infrastructure-as-code, and deployment pipelines for AWS Edge Connectivity Services across multiple regions.
• Build operational tooling and monitoring systems that enable efficient service management, troubleshooting, and incident response.
• Architect and develop site reliability engineering (SRE) practices, including runbooks, alerting strategies, and automated remediation systems.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to integrate AWS Edge Connectivity systems with AWS infrastructure, third-party solutions, and government customer environments.
• Establish and maintain operational standards for service availability, performance, and security; drive continuous improvement through metrics and data analysis.
• Mentor teammates on systems engineering best practices, operational excellence, and automation techniques.
• Participate in on call rotation in support of our services, providing technical leadership during incidents.

Skills

Networking & Sysadmin

Software Development

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor's degree

CSSLP

Tools

AWS

DevOps

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. is seeking an experienced System Development Engineer for AWS Edge Connectivity Services. The role focuses on automation, infrastructure-as-code, and scalable design across regions.

Successful candidates will mentor teammates, contribute to SRE practices, and support on-call incident response in a fast-paced environment. U.S. citizenship and security clearance eligibility are required.