System Development Engineer AWS Vetting

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to build massively scalable systems that are used by the worlds largest cloud infrastructures
Would you enjoy broad yet equally deep scope that impacts all AWS systems globally

AWS Vetting continues to pioneer and our team is architecting building and operating scalable services that are at the core of AWS infrastructure.

What do we do
We build platforms and tools that ensure the health of AWS hardware by verifying and authenticating every new and rebuilt system across all AWS data centers and manufacturing sites. Our platform enables service owners such as EC2 EBS S3 and others to deliver healthy servers for their service to the production. Our team leads a largescale service that sets the bar for Amazon and the industry in platform level services effectively enabling the hardware at scale by designing and developing the software that manages the verification and testing of every server in AWS.

Why its highimpact
We set the bar high to ensure that AWS customers get the capacity they need to run their applications on a healthy hardware server within an SLA.

Whats the challenge
There are many ambiguous and difficult challenges in our fastmoving space. Our platform is mission critical and requires deep system and software expertise. You need to have the ability to work within a fast moving and startuplike environment in a large company. You will identify solutions trying ideas given space to fail and iterate to produce products that your customers love.

What you will do
You will be a part of a team to build the next generation of platform level software and systems that enables us to deliver healthy hardware to AWS customers. You regularly work with senior AWS leadership to plan for the future. You will be a part of a team that owns AWS Vetting Foundational Services where you own the systems and services deployed to AWS Data Centers and Manufacturing sites. You will develop design and maintain systems to ensure the AWS Manufacturing sites continued operation and continued operation in our data centers.

Who would succeed in this role
Deeply technical engineers who stay close to the customer as well as the systems architecture and design. They think about customer experience and the outcome. A person who works autonomously and dives deep in to a problem to deeply understand how things work when to make subtle change and when to disrupt the status quo to achieve the right results.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

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 hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

We value worklife harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employeeled affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledgesharing mentorship and other careeradvancing resources here to help you develop into a betterrounded professional.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace to deliver the best results for our customers. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status; we celebrate the diverse ways we work. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation please let us know and we will connect you to our accommodation team. You may also reach them directly by visiting please job responsibilities
Own design build and deploy on large scale and highimpact projects
Develop infrastructureascode software to standup large distributed services
Design fault tolerance and disaster recovery solutions
Identify and remove scaling bottlenecks in largescale distributed systems
Work with other engineers to build and manage massively scaled services
Work with other engineers to diagnose and resolve customer issues
Understand and implement security and operational bestpractices
Develop monitoring alerting and metric collection at scale
Contribute to and lead design architecture process and development discussions
Argue for the right outcomes with data conviction and diplomacy
Mentor junior engineers

About the team
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

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 hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

We value worklife harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employeeled affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledgesharing mentorship and other careeradvancing resources here to help you develop into a betterrounded professional.

Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
4 years of noninternship professional software development experience
3 years of designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
4 years of administrative experience in networking storage systems operating systems and handson systems engineering experience
Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C C# Java Python Golang PowerShell Ruby
Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking storage operating systems)

Experience with PowerShell (preferred) Python Ruby or Java
Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology
5 years of designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience automating and configuring systems using the Desired State Configuration (DSC) in a large enterprise environment
Experience with networking fundamentals including handson experience with load balancers switches routers etc.
Experience in networking storage systems operating systems and handson systems engineering

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.