Amazon Systems Development Manager AWS Cross Domain Services 

United States, Maryland 

345005545

The AWS Cross Domain Services Team is looking for a passionate, result-oriented, and inventive systems manager to own, build, and run cross-domain systems for one of our Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) customers. You will leverage your passion for operational excellence and experience in systems design and engineering to help 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.As a Systems Development Manager on the AWS Cross Domain Services team, you will improve the availability of cross domain services to better serve U.S. Government agencies. You will manage the team that utilizes strong backgrounds across Linux, networking, and cloud services to raise our already high operational excellence bar. You will help operate, automate, and troubleshoot complex systems in partnership with other partner teams.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 & engineer systems on a massive scale and 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.Successful candidates will be leaders who can prioritize effectively, communicate clearly, and have a consistent track record of delivery. Responsibilities include:
- direct management of 7+ engineers
- process & quality of service improvements
- strategic planning
- management of resources across teams
- Hires & develops great people
- Exhibits excellent judgement
- Has relentlessly high standards (never satisfied with the status quo)- Expects & requires innovation of their team
A day in the life
Utility Computing (UC)Work/Life Balance
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- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of experience working directly within engineering teams including 3+ years of people management experience, managing engineers
- 5+ years of professional experience in software development focused on building scalable solutions with service-oriented architectures
- Hands-on technical expertise with 3+ years of experience architecting and designing (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

- Familiarity with Networking concepts
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and opinions
- Ability to take project from scoping requirements through launch
- Deep hands-on technical expertise; prior experience as a software developer, systems developer, and/or software manager