Amazon Dedicated Cloud Engineer KubernetesServerless

Amazon Web Services is seeking top industry technical experts to grow our team dedicated to expanding our Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2 Container and Serverless offerings to government customers. We are seeking a talented engineer skilled in the art of integration who understands the Agile mindset and DevOps philosophies yet is not constrained by how things are usually done and is willing to decompose and reinvent systems processes and tools. Were looking for a technical expert for one of the largest compute services on the planet; if you possess that rare mix of depth in Operations Networking and Systems Engineering then we are waiting for your application.

Youll be part of a worldclass team in a fastpaced environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a startup. This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale and to gain topnotch experience in cloud computing. Youll be surrounded by people who are smart passionate about cloud computing and believe that world class service is critical to customer success. Youll become a master at EC2 container and serverless technology diagnosis response measurement and automation. You will design and build the operational scalability that sustains the platforms insane growth. You will be able to measure your success by its visible impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of government services for our nation.

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 EKS ECR and serverless offerings
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 as an Amazon Dedicated Cloud Engineer (ADCE) you will coordinate with internal service teams to manage systems health and status troubleshoot configuration and networking issues support complex customer technical challenges influence and implement improvements to systems design and provide oncall support when necessary.

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
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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)
3 years of system engineering experience (Linux/Windows)
Experience with scripting languages
Experience troubleshooting distributed systems
Current active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above

1 years experience with container technologies
1 years experience with cloud computing technologies
1 years experience with networking
Experience with Kubernetes
Experience with serverless architectures

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.