Amazon Dedicated Cloud Engineer, Kumo Enigma

About the Role

As part of the AWS Applied AI Solutions organization, we have a vision to provide business applications, leveraging Amazon's unique experience and expertise, that are used by millions of companies worldwide to manage day-to-day operations. We will accomplish this by accelerating our customers' businesses through delivery of intuitive and differentiated technology solutions that solve enduring business challenges. We blend vision with curiosity and Amazon's real-world experience to build opinionated, turnkey solutions. Where customers prefer to buy over build, we become their trusted partner with solutions that are no-brainers to buy and easy to use.

Are you passionate about cloud computing and eager to start your engineering career journey? Do you have a foundation in systems engineering, network engineering, or programming - whether self-taught, through a skills program, or formal education? We're looking for curious minds ready to grow and make an impact in Amazon's cloud infrastructure.

At AWS, we're building the future of cloud computing, and we need detail-oriented engineers who can support our service operations while adhering to the highest standards of security and compliance. You'll have the opportunity to help AWS build the platform that will set the standard for cloud computing. You will have to make difficult prioritization decisions, iterate and innovate, and think through large-scale globally distributed systems problems. You will have to think about how to provide advanced functionality while maintaining a 100% availability guarantee. As a lead member of our growing team, you will be involved in all aspects of the software development lifecycle and interact with many other engineering teams across Amazon.

As an ADC Engineer, you'll be part of a team that ensures the reliability and security of our cloud infrastructure. Whether you're investigating operational issues, working on service builds, or supporting customer cases, you'll develop deep technical expertise while working in a structured environment that promotes learning and growth.

Responsibilities

• Support AWS service operations while adhering to the highest standards of security and compliance
• Investigate operational issues, work on service builds, and support customer cases
• Identify problems before they happen and implement solutions that detect and prevent outages
• Accurately prioritize projects, make sound judgments, work to improve the customer experience, and get the right things done
• Think through large-scale globally distributed systems problems
• Provide advanced functionality while maintaining a 100% availability guarantee
• Interact with many other engineering teams across Amazon

Qualifications

• High school or equivalent diploma, or A+ or CND (Certified Network Defender) or Network+ or Security+
• Must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance
• After start, must obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work
• Detail oriented with superior verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and ability to juggle multiple tasks at once
• Ability to work independently and maintain professionalism under pressure

Preferred Skills

• 4+ years of highly scalable systems experience
• Experience in compute and storage server architecture and design for large scale applications
• Experience in managing or implementing system health, performance monitoring, capacity planning, or process improvement and automation
• Understanding of functional programming concepts

Benefits

• Health insurance including medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health Support, and Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)

Pay

Base salary range: $91,000.00 - $152,000.00 USD annually (based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location). Final compensation will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.

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. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

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