Sr Manager, SysDev – Leo Devices & Systems Infrastructure , Leo Devices & Systems Infrastructure

Leo 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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We are seeking an experienced and motivated System Development Manager to lead a team of systems development engineers within KDSI. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical depth in enterprise infrastructure and engineering platforms with proven people management this role you will be responsible for building and developing a high-performing team while driving the strategy execution and operational excellence of the critical infrastructure and platforms that enable Leos engineering manufacturing and operational workflows.

Key job responsibilities
Team Leadership & Development: Hire mentor and develop a team of system development engineers fostering a culture of ownership innovation and operational excellence.
Strategic Planning: Define and execute the infrastructure roadmap for KDSI services aligning team priorities with Leos business objectives and growth trajectory.
Enterprise Platform Ownership: Own the delivery and operational health of enterprise platforms such as ServiceNow and EDM that support engineering data and lifecycle management workflows.
Manufacturing & Factory Systems: Drive the strategy and operations of factory and lab infrastructure including Hexagon EAM and digital signage systems.
Automation & Scalability: Champion automation strategies including infrastructure as code scripting and CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments reduce toil and improve operational efficiency across all managed services.
Security & Compliance: Ensure infrastructure configurations comply with internal policies AWS best practices and applicable government and industry standards including NIST FedRAMP ITAR and EAR where applicable.
Operational Excellence: Establish and maintain operational metrics SLAs and processes to ensure the health performance and reliability of all infrastructure systems.
Stakeholder Management: Partner with cross-functional leaders including Engineering Manufacturing Security and IT to understand requirements prioritize work and deliver scalable compliant infrastructure solutions.
Documentation & Standards: Establish team standards for architecture designs SOPs and disaster recovery plans.

About the team
The Leo Devices & Systems Infrastructure (KDSI) team is a builder and operations team dedicated to designing deploying and running the robust scalable and compliant infrastructure that underpins Leos core engineering and operational capabilities. Leveraging AWS best practices the team implements and manages enterprise platforms and specialized engineering systemsincluding ServiceNow Hexagon EAM and secure development toolswhile driving continuous improvement and operational excellence to meet Kuipers dynamic needs with reliability and quality.

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or a related field
- 5 years of managing system or software development teams experience
- 7 years of relevant hands-on systems engineering and administrative work in networking storage systems operating systems experience
- Experience in systems engineering and operations leadership for an Internet service or leading-edge IT organization
- Experience in managing system or software development teams

- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle including coding standards software architectures code reviews source control management continuous deployments testing and operational excellence
- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking storage operating systems)
- Experience with Agile engineering practices (Kanban continuous delivery etc.)
- Experience with AWS platforms services and design patterns

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Bellevue - 166300.00 - 225000.00 USD annually