Amazon Dedicated Cloud Engineer III, US ADC Compute Operations

Amazon • Jessup, MD

23h • $155,000 - $210,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Amazon Web Services (AWS) 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. Become our leading expert on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) products and services. You'll be part of a world-class team in a fast-paced environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a start-up. This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale, and to gain top-notch experience in cloud computing. You'll be surrounded by people who are smart, passionate about cloud computing, and believe that world class service is critical to customer success. You'll become a master at EC2 platform diagnosis, response, measurement, and automation. You will design and build the operational scalability that sustains the platform's insane growth. You will be able to measure your success by its visible impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of government services for our nation. 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

• Associate's degree, or Cloud+ or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner)
• 5+ years of Linux systems administration experience
• 7+ years of scripting language experience
• Experience in Network protocols like DNS/DHCP/TCP, or experience in Linux and Networking protocols
• 5+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

Nice To Haves

• Experience in one or more scripting languages (e.g., Python, Ruby, Perl)
• Experience developing distributed service applications & developing user experience scenarios
• Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS, or experience with one or more of the following domains: systems administration (Linux/Window), network administration (DNS, IPsec, BGP, VPN, Load Balancing), or programming (Node.JS, Java, Ruby, C#, Python, or PHP)
• Experience maintaining distributed systems and web services
• 4+ years of test automation frameworks and tools building experience
• 4+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience

Responsibilities

• Operate and engineer systems on a massive scale.
• Gain top-notch experience in cloud computing.
• Become a master at 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 for our nation.
• Deep dive to root cause a customer issue.
• Investigate why a metric is trending the wrong way.
• Consult with the top engineers at Amazon.
• Discuss radical new approaches to automate operational issues.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree