Would you like to help implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve the most complex technical problems Are you excited by the prospect of building and running the worlds largest cloud computing infrastructure to provide a better world for future generations
Amazon Web Services (AWS) builds and operates some of the largest internet infrastructure on the planet; providing companies of all sizes with an infrastructure web services platform in the cloud. With AWS customers provision compute power storage database and other cloud resources as their business demands them. To meet the growing demand for AWS Services around the globe we need exceptionally motivated people who are driven by learning and innovation.
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.
If you join us youll be part of a worldclass team in a dynamic environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a startup. As a member of the team providing EC2 services you will be delivering foundational capability that benefits all customers!
This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale and to gain world class experience in cloud computing. Youll 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.
Top reasons to join our team:
Be a catalyst to deliver a truly disruptive products that are growing rapidly
Solve unique and firstorder problems at massivescale across many AWS Services
Learn how to build and operate distributed systems at massive scale
Build and influence the tools and utilities that are part of the AWS fleet running our internal services
Key job responsibilities
Amazon has a collaborative purposeful and enthusiastic environment where we Work Hard Have Fun Make History. On a typical day engineers will focus on operational stability dive deep into understanding the root cause as well as driving mitigations for customer issues investigate why a metric is trending the wrong way and consult with peers at Amazon. We own our services and believe in making outofhours support as painless as possible. To achieve this we implement Operational Excellence best practices and commit to deliver proactively.
Some of these key responsibilities are:
* Collaborating with multiple development teams to reliably deliver AWS services into production environments.
* Creating and improving processes for releasing monitoring and patching services.
* Identifying issues and driving solutions to ensure rocksolid stability and performance.
A day in the life
Our Systems Engineering roles help engineers develop a broad range of skills. They utilise their Linux skills to solve problems and deliver innovative solutions keep software uptodate and provide data and metrics that help manage the capacity and efficiency of our services. They draw on their systems knowledge to identity and troubleshoot systems related issues. They communicate clearly and collaborate with others to deliver results. They are selfstarters comfortable dealing with ambiguity and change. They are customerobsessed always looking to understand customer pain points and find resolutions quickly and completely.
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 hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.
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.
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.
Mentorship & 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.
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.
Bachelors Degree in Systems Engineering Computer Science or related field or relevant work experience
Working knowledge of Linux system administration
Experience of systems automation using BASH Python Perl etc
Experience of network fundamentals (DNS DHCP TCP/IP routing switching HTTP)
Good troubleshooting skills at all levels from application to network to host
Exposure to cloud computing concepts and design considerations
Experience in a production environment
Experience of monitoring frameworks (such as CloudWatch Datadog Grafana Elastic or similar)
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