Amazon Systems Engineer 

United Kingdom, England, London 

960764075

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.
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

Advanced knowledge in Linux system administration
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

Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science or related field, or relevant work experience
Exposure to cloud computing concepts and design considerations
Advanced knowledge of configuration management systems, such as: Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or related systems
Experience with performance testing and tuning in a 24x7 production environment
Significant experience of monitoring frameworks (such as CloudWatch, Datadog, Grafana, Elastic or similar)