Systems Development Manager Amazon Optics

Come and build innovative services that secure the foundation of our cloud from security threats.
The Amazon Optics team builds and manages services that are used by AWS employees to secure our physical sites. Our services allow our customers to protect AWS locations and preserves the trust that all AWS users have in us. Youll work with other software development engineers every day that are as passionate as you are about building systems that are an essential tool for our customers in keeping AWS sites secure. The services you build are used around the world to secure assets for every single AWS customer!

Our team provides solutions where cant be done isnt considered an answer taking on the impossible and finding creative solutions. You will stretch yourself and grow. You will share your knowledge with others and help others achieve. Youll be empowered to automate away operational efficiencies for both the team and our customers. You will be challenged to solve complex architecture problems with solutions that are extensible and scale yet are dedicated to looking for ways to further simplify your solutions. You will work with the team on multiple products that are deployed to every AWS region using AWS services in a fully IaC deployment environment where you own everything end to end design development testing deploying.

You will join a team that values strong intuition but seek metrics and other data sources to back up their assumptions.

Key job responsibilities
As the Systems Development Manager you will create and lead the migration from hybriddeployed infrastructure to preexisting and new cloud access control solutions that manage hundreds of thousands physical security devices (e.g. cameras badge readers) used across AWS data centers and Kuiper sites. You will own the continued automation and optimization of this global multitenant product infrastructure for secure and safe delivery of our product to our end users across AWS Kuiper and Corporate Security.

Core Leadership:
Deeply understand customer impact of our product to create optimal migration and support paths
Partner with software and support engineering teams to deliver distributed and resilient solutions
Manage and grow a team of systems and systems development engineers
* Develop career paths for systems and support engineers seeking to upskill to development
Deliver cloud infrastructure with high availability/reliability for tier1 cloud services

Automation Focus:
Drive a datadriven approach to system reliability
Establish robust incident management and response protocols
Build and maintain scalable audit mechanisms to find inefficiencies
Lead continuous improvement initiatives
Reduce toil through automation and engineering excellence

Cloud & DevOps Excellence:
Orchestrate CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
Optimize AWS cloud infrastructure using IaC principles
Implement robust monitoring logging and alerting systems
Manage cloud security and compliance requirements

Business Optimization:
Champion cost optimization
Own capacity planning and resource utilization

Youll be the driving force behind our access control system infrastructure ensuring seamless performance minimal latency and maximum availability for end users through migration and maintenance.

About the team
Amazon Optics is the singular enterprise security product integrating the management of three main sectors of physical security: Video Management Access Control and Intrusion Alarming/Perimeter Protection. Optics further bolsters the security posture of our customers through AI Analytics. We eliminate hard dependencies on thirdparty and disparate systems in customer workflows; delivering a cohesive flexible solution while raising Amazons security bar.

Diverse Experiences
Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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 Amazon Security
At Amazon security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazons products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud devices retail entertainment healthcare operations and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture
In Amazon Security its in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas perspectives and voices.

Training & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledgesharing training 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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve.

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or related field.
5 years of experience managing team of software or system development engineers across full product life cycles.
Experience leading the design automation deployment and support of largescale infrastructure
Experience in 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

Strong background in programming with Windows .NET based languages such as C# and PowerShell
Strong background in Windows Server Windows SQL Server
Strong background in networking administration
Strong background in IoT system orchestration and automation
Excellent writing skills with the ability to communicate with nontechnical stakeholders and technical senior leadership
Deep expertise in AWS services and cloud architecture
Experience with observability tools and practices

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