Systems Development Engineer, Controlled Working Environment

Do you believe cloud computing will be a disruptive force in government Do you want to architect and develop new tools to help international governments implement the cloud-enabled agencies/ministries of tomorrow Do you enjoy mission-driven development building awesome software and integrating across a wide variety of services

Amazon Web Services is seeking a top industry technical expert to grow our team dedicated to expanding our Controlled Working Environment (CWE) team to build operate and maintain a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) approved infrastructure. We are seeking Systems Development Engineers to build and support this working environment. You will help design architectural approaches and automate enhance and build new functionality for a complete separated end user workspaces environment. This role is an excellent opportunity to join Amazons world-class technical team working with some of the best and brightest engineers and technical managers in the global community while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere.

Amazon has a fast-paced environment where we Work Hard Have Fun Make History. On a typical day engineers might deep dive to root cause a customer issue investigate why a metric is trending the wrong way consult with the top engineers at Amazon or discuss radical new approaches to automate operational issues.

Our Systems Development Engineers spend time:

* Investigating new ways to improve operations.
* Defining and developing new solutions to solve technically complex cloud issues for our customers.
* Investigating system variances about to affect customer applications before an actual outage occurs.
* Diving deep into new service announcements to determine unique ways to implement them to improve the effectiveness of the CWE.
* Managing user applications like JIRA Confluence BitBucket Duo etc
* Studying and learning from industry recognized Amazon distinguished engineers.
* Due to federal contracts this position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen.



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About the team
Inclusive Team Culture
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Diverse Experiences
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Work/Life Balance
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- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C C# Java Python Golang PowerShell Ruby
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field or 4 years of equivalent experience
- 1 years of experience in Systems and Network Administration or System Reliability Engineering
- 1 years of experience with focus in areas such as systems network and/or application security
- 1 years of experience with web protocols and Linux/Unix tools and architecture and experience building automated tools in Python Java and/or Ruby

- 2 years of experience in Systems and Network Administration or Site Reliability Engineering
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (associate) or AWS Certified Developer (associate) or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator (associate)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (professional)
- 1 years of experience in Systems and Network Administration or Site Reliability Engineering or end user computing or productivity solutions or managing user applications like JIRA Confluence BitBucket Crucible Fisheye Duo etc
- Understands Government compliance programs and implementing them like NIST 800-171 or new CMMC requirements
- Experience with open-source technologies
- Excellence in technical communications with both technical and non-technical peers
- Experience with maintaining distributed systems and web services
- Understanding of design for scalability performance and reliability
- Automation testing or monitoring framework development
- System engineering experience in the cloud

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $89200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on 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.