Amazon ADC Engineer Platform Engineering & Emerging Technology PEET 

United States, Virginia 

672067557

This position requires that the candidate selected 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
You'll be part of a world-class team in a fast-paced environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a start-up. 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'll become a master at diagnosis, response, measurement, and automation. You will optimize, design and build the operational scalability that sustains the platform's insane growth. You will be able to measure your success by its visible impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of government services for our nation.A day in the life
- Taking a proactive approach to maintaining service health by investigating performance outliers through metric analysis and log diving.- Studying and learning along some of the industry’s top experts on cloud computing and storage.- Building and launching AWS services from ordering hardware to deploying software.- Participating in an on-call rotation. Analyzing repeat issues and defining solutions.- Modifying and/or optimizing solutions for isolated networks.- Inspection of security practices, and application of best practices.Utility Computing (UC)Work/Life Balance
Mentorship and Career Growth
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
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

- 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 of experience operating in a Unix, Linux, or Red Hat environment.
- 3+ years of experience implementing automated software testing, scripting, deployment, and performance analysis systems.
- 3+ years of experience of proven ability to troubleshoot and identify the root cause of issues.
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

- 5+ years experience with cloud computing technologies.
- 5+ years of experience with support procedures and methodologies for production computing environments.
- 5+ years experience troubleshooting.
- 3+ years of networking experience.- 3+ years of experience with performance and log analysis.