ADC Engineer ContainersServlerless

Would you like to implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve the worlds most complex technical problems Do you have a deep passion and desire to engineer and operate the worlds largest cloud computing infrastructure to build a better world for future generations

This is an exciting opportunity to use the latest cloud computing technologies to help U.S. Government agencies implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems.

AWS established a specialized group of service teams responsible for the work we are doing with the U.S. Intelligence Community. We are building some of the largest and most complex distributed systems in the world and we need adaptable people to help us implement and operate them. Youd work with some of the best and brightest engineers in the industry while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere.

Serverless is one of the fastest growing teams within AWS and we are looking for technical leaders who share our passion to change the way the world computes. Serverless in Denver builds and supports fully managed services such as ECS Fargate and Cloud Map. Our customers are able to build scalable faulttolerant containerized production systems without thinking about the needed infrastructure capacity management or large scaling events. Many of the hard problems of distributed systems are abstracted away by our Serverless services so that our customers can focus on solving their business problems.

The Serverless team is growing rapidly and we are looking for talented engineers who can help us create the massive scale and new programming paradigms that our customers need to be successful.

The AWS Serverless team is seeking highly motivated engineers who are focused on operational excellence and troubleshooting complex system operations have a good understanding of Linux networking and general knowledge of cloud services. We need engineers who understand how to think big and simplify solutions to complex problems; all the while ensuring that our customers continue to have the best experience possible.

In this role you are able to take a defined set of tasks and execute it on schedule. You identify ineffective processes. You may identify when technical implementations have defects or are not highly available performant or maintainable. You understand operational risk and avoid taking unnecessary risks. You identify operational concerns and resolve mitigate or escalate the concerns in a timely manner.

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
Investigating new ways to improve operations and defining new solutions to solve technically complex cloud issues for our customers
Maintaining the worlds most advanced cloud computing infrastructure including Amazon Web Services ECS EKS Fargate ECR and more
Investigating system variances about to affect major services worldwide and solving them proactively before impacting customers
Diving deep into service interdependencies and region specific configurations to find the root of a problem about to affect an entire nation
Studying and learning from industry recognized Amazon distinguished engineers

A day in the life
On a typical day our engineers may dive deep to find the root cause of a customer issue investigate why a metric is trending in the wrong direction or discuss radical new approaches to automate operational processes. As a member of our team you will join a dedicated group of engineers who provide troubleshooting and operations support and innovate to automate operational tasks.

About the team
Why AWS
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.

Utility Computing (UC)
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations from foundational services such as Amazons Simple Storage Service (S3 and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2 to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWSs services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization youll support the development and management of Compute Database Storage Internet of Things (IoT) Platform and Productivity Apps services in AWS including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

Inclusive Team Culture
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.

Work/Life Balance
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.

Mentorship and Career Growth
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.

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


Associates degree or Cloud or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner).
In lieu of above relevant work experience degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.
3 years of systems administration experience (Linux/Windows).
Experience working with scripting and coding languages.
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 automating routine tasks and troubleshooting.
Experience with performance and log analysis.

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.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $188200/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.