Systems Engineer

Are you interested in building high-performance globally scalable Financial systems that support Amazons current and future growth Are you seeking an environment where you can drive innovation Does the prospect of working with top engineering talent get you charged up If so Amazon Finance Technology (FinTech) is for you!
Amazon Finance Technology is looking for a Systems Engineer to help build systems and automate solutions. You will support critical finance business functions for customers around the world while meeting availability goals and ensuring robust system performance. You will discover innovative ways to automate and scale our infrastructure as we expand globally. You will work together with multiple teams and departments with plenty of opportunities to learn and grow.
The ideal candidate has a passion for understanding computing systems and for applying that understanding with an obsession for delighting this role you will apply your skills with system administration network management and scripting languages as well as technical communication and project organization to make your impact on improving our business processes.
As an Engineer in the team you will take part in in the architecture design implementation and deployment of large-scale Infrastructure and complex software systems. You will get to leverage your experience and expertise to deliver innovative solutions to challenging problems. You will communicate your ideas effectively to achieve the right outcome for your team and customer. You enjoy collaborating with others to increase the effectiveness of the overall team. Your design and implementation decisions should set a great example to other engineers. You will also have the opportunity to impact the technical decisions in the broader organization as well as mentor other engineers in the team.

- Bachelors or Masters degree in computer science engineering or a related technical field
- 5 years of hands-on infrastructure troubleshooting systems administration networking DevOps or applications development experience
- 2 years of building complex software systems experience
- 2 years of storage devices experience or experience in similar technical roles
- Experience working with customers with a passion for delivering exceptional service or experience in Linux/RHEL
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems or experience that includes strong analytical skills attention to detail and effective communication abilities and experience in Linux OS and network troubleshooting
- Experience with automation or working with scripting languages like Python Java Perl PHP Ruby Bash Shell or equivalent
- Knowledge of networking protocols such as HTTP(S) DNS and TCP/IP
- Knowledge of security best practices
- In-depth knowledge of & experience deploying and operating Windows Linux or other UNIX variants in a datacenter environment or AWS cloud.
- Experience in building infrastructure as code Chef recipes AWS Lambda etc.

- 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
- Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS
- Experience leading cross-functional teams across engineering operations and field execution through launch readiness and go-live phases or experience building launch readiness frameworks standard work playbooks and scalable deployment mechanisms across multiple concurrent sites
- Experience in any of the following: Python Java Perl PHP Ruby Bash Shell or equivalent
- Experience in written and verbal communication skills to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences including senior leadership
- Experience with server storage networking or large-scale distributed systems
- Experience with high-volume high-velocity large-scale file management (workflow orchestration file-movement permission management etc.)
- Knowledge of hardware platforms
- Experience with AWS Services including EC2 Lambda S3 DynamoDB SQS

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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 Seattle - 159800.00 - 216200.00 USD annually