Amazon Systems Engineer KUMO - Support Tools 

United Kingdom, England 

790401401

You'll be part of a world-class team in a dynamic 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 world class experience in cloud computing. You'll be surrounded by people who are passionate about cloud computing, believe that first class service is critical to customer success, and are committed to improvement.Utility Computing (UC)Key job responsibilities
As a Systems Engineer at Amazon you will utilise your Linux skills to troubleshoot, innovate fixes and workarounds, keep software up-to-date and provide data and metrics that help manage the capacity and efficiency of our services. You will draw on your networking knowledge to identity and troubleshoot network connectivity issues.You understand system design best practices and the importance of implementing systems and services that are secure, scalable, reliable, resilient, efficient and performant.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS 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.Mentorship & 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.Work/Life Balance

- Experience of systems automation using BASH, Python, Perl, etc
- Practical understanding of network fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, routing, switching, HTTP)
- Good troubleshooting skills at all levels, from application to network to host
- Knowledge in Linux system administration

- Significant experience of monitoring frameworks (such as CloudWatch, Datadog, Grafana, Elastic or similar)
- Significant experience of systems automation using BASH, Python, Perl and significant experience of network fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, routing, switching, HTTP)
- Experience in a 24x7 production environment
- Knowledge of configuration management systems, such as: Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or related systems
- Experience with performance testing and tuning