Systems Development Engineer II AIML Amazon Dedicated Cloud

The AI/ML Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) team is at the forefront of delivering artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions to our customers in isolated airgapped cloud environments. We are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in this rapidly evolving field leveraging the power of cloud computing and the latest advancements in AI/ML technologies. With a focus on expanding AI/ML services across airgapped cloud regions driving automation investments and delivering opensource solutions we are at the forefront of innovation. Our team is committed to enabling customers to harness the full potential of AI/ML technologies empowering them to achieve their objectives with greater efficiency collaboration and service utilization.

A successful Systems Development Engineer II joining the team will work closely with Amazons largest and most demanding government customers to address their specific needs across a full suite of AWS AI/ML services in airgapped cloud environments. They will dive deeply into technical issues and work diligently to improve the customer experience. The ideal candidate will...

Be great fun to work with. Our company credo is Work hard. Have fun. Make history. The right candidate will love what they do and instinctively know how to make work fun.
Have strong Linux & Networking Fundamentals. The ideal candidate will have deep experience working with Linux preferably in a large scale distributed environment. You understand networking technology and how servers and networks interrelate. You regularly take part in deepdive troubleshooting and conduct technical postmortem discussions to identify the root cause of complex issues.
Love to solve problems. The ideal candidate will love using technology to solve difficult technical problems related to AI/ML service builds and operations in airgapped cloud environments. You have a solid understanding of systems design operations automation and process improvement.
Think Big. The ideal candidate will build and deploy solutions across ADC partitions and regions. You will strive to improve and streamline processes to allow for work on a massive scale.


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
You design and deliver technology solutions that solve difficult problems related to AI/ML service builds and operations primarily in ADC partitions and regions.
You identify and solve ambiguous problems architectural deficiencies or areas where systems hinder the innovation of other teams.
You improve the resiliency cost performance business or customer value of AI/ML systems you own enabling other builders through your work.
You collaborate with AI/ML service teams influencing them to meet shared goals and raise awareness of ADC constraints.
You contribute to technical project definition scoping and prioritization discussions for AI/ML initiatives working autonomously and seeking direction as needed.
You identify and mitigate extant risks in AI/ML systems you own improving engineering and operational processes within your team and other teams.
You understand and follow ADC policies for information handling access controls and compliance requirements within ADC partitions.
You foster a constructive dialogue with AI/ML customers and partner teams clearly communicating and seeking professional resolutions.
You participate in mentoring efforts and lead reviews of architecture design operations and processes for your AI/ML team.

A day in the life
Engineers in this role will work on automation development and operations to support AWS AI/ML services for US government customers in isolated airgapped cloud environments. They will work in an agile environment attend daily standup and collaborate closely with AI/ML teammates. They will work on exciting challenges at scale and tackle unsolved problems. They will support the U.S. Intelligence Community and Defense agencies to implement innovative AI/ML solutions and solve unique technical problems.

About the team
Why AWS
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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.

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Work/Life Balance
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Diverse Experiences
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Experience in automating deploying and supporting largescale infrastructure
Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python Ruby Golang Java C C# Rust
Experience with Linux/Unix
Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
Current active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Experience with distributed systems at scale

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