Amazon Senior Windows Client Engineer Region Services 

United States, Texas, Arlington 

854264666

Region Services Corporate Infrastructure (RSCI) is looking for an experienced Senior Windows Client Systems Engineer with a deep knowledge of Windows desktop services, including virtual desktops and infrastructure.You will have a strong and diverse technical background that allows you to approach problems with confidence and ingenuity. You must be a “lifelong learner”, embracing the rapid innovations in technology and understanding how to leverage them to continue to improve our products.If Arlington HQ (HQ2):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
This role oversees deployment, configuration, and management of core ADC services, including directory services, file and print, DNS/DHCP, application servers and management of server hardware and infrastructure.In the first six to twelve months you will:
- Drive expedient resolution and root cause analysis for critical issues affecting your services- Bring continuous improvement to operational processes- Lead the development and delivery of state of the art system health monitoring, diagnostics, repair, and other self-healing automation
- Develop automation tools and processes that reduce manual effort and increase overall efficiency
- Innovate and drive improvements in monitoring and visualization of system health, status of maintenance tasks, and reporting systemsA day in the lifeWhy AWS
Utility Computing (UC)Work/Life Balance
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- Associate's degree, or Cloud+ or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner)
- Eight (8+) years supporting Windows family of operating systems to include four (4) of the following eight (8) core competencies: AD, DHCP, PowerShell, Email workflow, SCCM, SCOM, Win OS, DNS, and disaster recovery/business continuity
- 3+ years' experience in automation / scripting in the Windows environment using PowerShell
- Defined Knowledge of networking basic skills and troubleshooting
- Experience automating tasks such as, software packaging and deployment, automated security patching, and Operating System Deployment.
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

- Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Technology or related technical discipline
- Ten (10+) years supporting Windows family of operating systems
- Current Cloud+ or GICSP or GSEC or SSCP certification
- Strong experience in at least two of the following areas:
- Multi-Factor Authentication in an Active Directory environment
- Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
- Privileged Access Management (PAM)
- Just-In-Time (JIT) & Just-Enough-Administration (JEA)
- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) including infrastructure management, backend storage, disaster recovery
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role