System Development Engineer, Platform Engineering & Emerging Technology - AWS CloudTrail & Service Quotas

Would you like to 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 build a better world for future generations? This is an exciting opportunity to use the latest cloud computing technologies to help U.S. Government agencies utilize innovative cloud computing solutions. AWS established a specialized group of service teams responsible for the work we are doing with the U.S. Intelligence Community. We are building some of the largest and most complex distributed systems in the world, and we need adaptable people to help us implement, operate, and enhance them. We are seeking a Systems Development Engineer who can thing big and simplify solutions to complex problems, all while ensuring our customers continue to have the best experience possible! This position is focused on compliance and governance solutions through AWS CloudTrail and customer experience, through AWS Service Quotas. A successful Systems Development Engineer joining the team will be an innovator, building solutions and working closely with Amazon's largest and most demanding government customers to address their specific needs across a suite of Cloud Computing and Governance environments. They will drive the resolution of technical issues and work diligently to improve the customer experience. 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. Key job responsibilities The ideal candidate will have: - Solid foundation in Linux and networking fundamentals. The ideal candidate brings deep, hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting Linux-based systems, ideally within large-scale, distributed environments where reliability and performance are critical. They possess a strong understanding of networking fundamentals and how servers and network infrastructure interact to deliver reliable services at scale. - Demonstrated expertise in system design and architecture. The ideal candidate brings extensive hands-on experience building and operating production systems. - Experience deep-diving Operational issues, leading technical post-mortem analysis and discussions to identify the root cause and corrective actions of complex issues. - Think Big. The ideal candidate will design, deploy, monitor, and automate infrastructure, tools and systems to provide a highly-available and resilient platforms for our customers' and our team's workloads.

About the team Why AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help. Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing