Share
The ideal candidate for this role will be motivated by building the solutions and tools to handle these challenges at cloud scale. The candidate will have a strong technical background, be detail driven, and have excellent problem solving abilities. You will be comfortable designing, building, deploying, and operating.He/she will be responsible for systems functionality, performance, and configurations issues. He/she will demonstrate sound knowledge of Unix and Scripting concepts and theory, and have experience participating in systems deployment and support. It is important that you can earn trust of your peers and stakeholders through your body of work and day to day interactions. This role requires ambition, thinking big, self-motivation, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and startup-like environment.If Arlington, VA:This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.Key job responsibilities
- Drive the stability and sustainability of these next-generation systems and discover innovative ways to scale and operate them reliably as we expand.- Deploy and monitor the systems and automation to ensure that regional tooling is operating optimally.
- Utilize trends and metrics to identify opportunities for improvements within existing frameworks, tools and processes to continuously improve systems.
A day in the life
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.
- 3+ years of systems administration experience (Linux/Windows).
- Experience working with scripting languages.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team.
- In lieu of above relevant work experience, degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above
- 3+ years experience with cloud computing technologies.
- 3+ years of networking experience.
- 3+ years of experience with support procedures and methodologies for production computing environments.
- Experience troubleshooting.
- Experience with performance and log analysis.
These jobs might be a good fit