ADC Engineer, ADC2S

Amazon.com • Jessup, MD

77d • $81,900 - $152,000

About The Position

Would you like to help implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve the world's most complex technical problems? Do you have a deep passion and desire to engineer and operate the world's largest cloud computing infrastructure to provide a better world for future generations? Amazon Web Services is seeking top industry technical experts to grow our team dedicated to expanding our Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) to government customers. We are seeking a talented engineer skilled in the art of integration who understands the Agile mindset and DevOps philosophies, yet is not constrained by how 'things are usually done' and is willing to decompose and reinvent systems, processes, and tools. We're looking for a technical expert for one of the largest compute services on the planet; if you possess that rare mix of depth in Operations, Networking, and Systems Engineering then we are waiting for your application. 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. This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph. The position further requires the candidate to opt into a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

Requirements

• High school or equivalent diploma, or A+ or CND (Certified Network Defender) or Network+ or Security+.
• 1+ years of systems administration (Linux/Windows) experience.
• Experience in one or more scripting languages (e.g., Python, Ruby, Perl).
• Experience working effectively across cross-functional teams and partnering well with people at all levels within an organization.
• US government security clearance of top secret or above, or 2+ years of relevant technical position experience.

Nice To Haves

• 1+ years of cloud computing technologies experience.
• 1+ years of networking and troubleshooting experience.
• 1+ years of support procedures and methodologies for production computing environments experience.
• Experience automating routine tasks.
• Experience troubleshooting issues and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Operate and engineer systems on a massive scale.
• Gain top-notch experience in cloud computing.
• Master EC2 platform diagnosis, response, measurement, and automation.
• Design and build the operational scalability that sustains the platform's growth.
• Measure success by its visible impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of government services.

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
• Equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: General Merchandise Retailers
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees