Systems Development Engineer Kuiper Devices Systems

Project Kuiper is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast reliable internet to customers and communities around the world and weve designed the system with the capacity flexibility and performance to serve a wide range of customers from individualhouseholds to schools hospitals businesses government agencies and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

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The Kuiper Devices & Systems (KDS) team manages client and server devices including physical virtual and cloud systems to ensure compliance security and productivity for all internal Kuiper devices. We work in a fastpaced environment where innovation and automation are key to scaling our operations and supporting Kuipers mission to connect the unconnected.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated System Development Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in Mobile Device Management (MDM) Client Fleet Management and Microsoft Intune. In this role you will focus on designing implementing and maintaining the systems and tools required to manage and secure a diverse fleet of client devices. You will also play a pivotal role in driving automation scalability and operational excellence.

Note: This is not a remote opportunity .


Key job responsibilities
Provision and manage AWS infrastructure including EC2 CloudFormation Templates and Load Balancers.
Work with a wide range of technologies and AWS products.
Build enterprisegrade AWS application environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Architect and setup infrastructure on AWS GovCloud.
Analyze and support setup of new device connectivity to enterprise applications and services.
Drive automation of routine tasks to help scale the operations.
Fleet Management: Implement scalable solutions for managing endpoints including configuration management patching imaging and reporting.
Automation: Create and maintain scripts and tools to automate device management tasks and improve operational efficiency.
Security Compliance: Collaborate with security teams to ensure device configurations comply with internal policies and industry standards (e.g. STIG NIST).
Operational Excellence: Monitor and improve the health performance and reliability of device management systems proactively identifying and resolving issues.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with crossfunctional teams including Networking Identity Access Management and Security to deliver seamless device experiences.
Documentation: Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation including SOPs design documents and operational runbooks.


A day in the life
The Kuiper Devices & Systems (KDS) team manages a global fleet of devices ensuring security compliance and performance. Daily tasks include monitoring fleet health addressing incidents deploying updates and refining imaging and provisioning workflows. They prioritize security conduct regular audits and remediate vulnerabilities to meet standards like FIPS and NIST. Focused on continuous improvement the team enhances processes documents workflows and explores new technologies to optimize device management and user experience.

About the team
The Kuiper Devices & Systems (KDS) team manages client and server devices including physical virtual and cloud systems to ensure compliance security and productivity for all internal Kuiper devices. We work in a fastpaced environment where innovation and automation are key to scaling our operations and supporting Kuipers mission to connect the unconnected.

1 years of designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
3 years of administrative experience in networking storage systems operating systems and handson systems engineering experience
Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking storage operating systems)
Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C C# Java Python Golang PowerShell Ruby
Experience automating and configuring systems using the Desired State Configuration (DSC) in a large enterprise environment

Experience with PowerShell (preferred) Python Ruby or Java
Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201200/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.