Do you want to support the U.S. Intelligence Communitys mission with world class services delivered with the highest security availability and scalability possible Are you passionate to operate services at scale while deep diving issues and harnessing your customer obsession Then look no further!
Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) Engineering combines operational support and systems engineering to build and run largescale massively distributed faulttolerant services and systems dedicated to U.S. Government customers. ADC Engineers ensures that AWS services both our internally and externallyvisible services continually raise the bar on security availability and scalability. Additionally ADC Engineers keep an everwatchful eye on our systems capacity and performance. Much of our focus is to optimizing existing systems building infrastructure and eliminating work through automation. Youll have the opportunity to manage the complex operational challenges of scale which are unique to AWS while using your expertise to work with other teams and engineers to drive largescale system decisions.
ADC Engineerings culture of diversity intellectual curiosity problem solving and openness is critical to its success. Our organization brings together people with a wide variety of backgrounds experiences and perspectives. We encourage them to collaborate think big and take risks in a faultfree environment. We promote selfdirection to work on meaningful projects while also striving to create an environment that provides the support and mentorship needed to learn and grow.
Behind everything our customers see is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform offering over 200 fully featured services. We have unmatched experience maturity reliability security and performance that our customers depend upon for their most critical applications. AWS has the most operational experience at greater scale of any cloud provider. Were proud of our engineers and love taking things apart to rebuild them. For over 15 years we have been delivering cloud services to millions of customers around the world.
This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
This position can sit in Denver CO Herndon VA Columbia MD or Seattle WA.
Here at AWS we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employeeled affinity groups reaching 40000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazons culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives learn and be curious and earn trust.
Key job responsibilities
Support software services before they go live in Amazon Dedicated Clouds through activities such as testing integration and establishing key infrastructure
Maintain software services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability and overall health of the environment
Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms automation and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity
Actively involved in hiring and building the AWS team
Effective communication with internal customers coordinating between teams developers escalation points
Periodically support a 24/7 oncall rotation
A day in the life
Mentorship & Career Growth
We have a career path for you no matter what stage youre in when you start here. As we strive to become Earths Best Employer we know we must continuously raise our performance bar. Thats why youll find endless knowledgesharing mentorship and other careeradvancing resources here to help you develop into a betterrounded professional.
About the team
Our team also puts a high value on worklife balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here which is why we arent focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead were happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and wellbalanced lifeboth in and outside of work.
Bachelors degree in Computer Science/Engineering or 2 years of related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of administrative experience with Linux or cloud platform environments Ability to read understand and utilize existing scripts.
Current active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph
Experience with AWS CLI and/or AWS Console
Exposure to software/hardware troubleshooting and device connectivity
Managing/administrating remote systems
Basic certifications in applicable field eg. A/Net/Sec/CCNA/LPIC/Linux/AWS certs
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