Amazon Sr System Development Engineer AWS Cross Domain Services 

United States, Virginia 

188175134

The AWS Cross Domain Services team is seeking a Systems Development Engineer who is passionate about operational excellence. This engineer will help to operate and scale the services that connect AWS regions of differing security requirements.An Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) is a collection of AWS regions provided for a customer with specific security requirements. The AWS Cross Domain Services team provides solutions for customers to move data between regions with differing security requirements. We are obsessed with earning and maintaining customer trust. AWS is building some of the largest and most complex distributed systems in the world and the AWS Cross Domain Services team is essential to AWS’s dedicated cloud expansion. We need talented, adaptable engineers to help us implement and operate these complex systems.As a Systems Development Engineer on the AWS Cross Domain Services team, you will:
- Improve the availability of cross domain services to better serve U.S. Government agencies.
- Use your strong background in Linux, networking, and cloud services to raise our already high operational excellence bar.
- Operate, automate, and troubleshoot complex systems in partnership with software developer peers.
- Be given opportunities to grow your automation skills and gain a deeper understanding of cloud computing design patterns.
This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale and to gain top-notch experience in cloud computing. You'll be surrounded by people who are smart, passionate about cloud computing, and believe that world class service is critical to customer success. You will be able to measure your success by its visible impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of government services for our nation.This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph. The position further requires the candidate to opt into a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.
Key job responsibilities
We are not constrained by how “things are usually done.” You will be encouraged to dive deep into issues and then reinvent systems, processes, and tools as needed to drive continuous improvement for our customers.Utility Computing (UC)Work/Life Balance
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We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Diverse Experiences
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- Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
- 5+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
- 4+ years of experience with systems development deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment
- 4+ years of experience with the designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems to include software development, operations, automation, and process improvement
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

- 5+ years of development/programming/scripting language (Python/Java/Bash/Perl) experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production