Windows Systems Engineer II - TS/SCI Cleared

Amazon Inc.; Berwick (Columbia County); On-site; USD 117,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. is seeking a Windows Systems Engineer II for the RSCI Collaborative Services team in Herndon, VA. The role involves maintaining Exchange, certificate services, 802.1x, and Hyper-V across multiple RM&A regions with a focus on security and automation.

The candidate must hold an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance and be prepared to obtain agency-specific clearances. You will mentor junior engineers and create runbooks while driving automation and incident

Qualifications

• 3+ years of networking and troubleshooting experience.
• 3+ years of systems administration (Linux or Windows) experience.
• 3+ years of scripting language experience.
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Manage/Operate and maintain enterprise services: Exchange, Skype for Business, Certificate Authority, NPS (802.1x), HyperV, and Data Protection Manager (DPM).
• Troubleshoot complex Windows systems issues enterprise-wide across Active Directory, Group Policy, certificate enrollment, and network authentication.
• Security compliance including hardening OS, managing patching (WSUS/ECM), and maintaining vulnerability SLAs.
• Manage metrics, monitoring, alarming, and dashboards for service health visibility.
• Create and update system documentation, runbooks for engineering, operations, and support teams.
• Respond to and resolve high-severity operational events; perform root cause analysis.
• Build PowerShell automation to reduce manual operational burden.
• Train and mentor junior engineers on Windows systems and ADC operations.
• Provide on-call support.

Skills

Networking & troubleshooting

Windows administration

Scripting

Security clearance TS/SCI with Polylog

Education

Associate degree or higher

Cloud+

GICSP

GSEC

SSCP

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. is seeking a Windows Systems Engineer II for the RSCI Collaborative Services team in Herndon, VA. The role involves maintaining Exchange, certificate services, 802.1x, and Hyper-V across multiple RM&A regions with a focus on security and automation.

The candidate must hold an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance and be prepared to obtain agency-specific clearances. You will mentor junior engineers and create runbooks while driving automation and incident