Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Foundational Security Services

About the role

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Bellevue, WA, USA.

What You Will Do

• Own configuration management services that provide the means to provision and manage security and performance configurations of large fleets of Linux hosts.
• Work on complex challenges in existing and new development initiatives, focusing on areas with ambiguity.
• Design and develop software systems that are secure, maintainable, scalable, and extendable.
• Develop an understanding of the business impact of your systems and make responsible trade-offs between the short-term operational needs and long-term business objectives.
• Participate in team strategy discussions and contribute to the decisions made regarding technology.
• Provide technical solutions that not only meet the current needs but also consider the future, promoting simplicity and ease of maintainability.
• Collaborate with your team, encouraging best practices and setting standards to improve the overall quality of the team's work.
• In situations where there are differing viewpoints, strive to find the best way forward and build consensus.

Why It Matters

Amazon and Amazon Web Services are growing at an unprecedented rate. To keep up with that growth, we are in constant need of innovative processes and automation solutions. Your work will have a company-wide impact, affecting thousands of developers and teams, and enabling us to launch and scale our services rapidly.

Why You'll Love It

• You will get a comprehensive view of all aspects of Amazon's business.
• You will have the opportunity to work with massive data sets and improve the agility of our technical teams.
• You will be part of a growing, fast-paced, and innovative team.
• You will have ownership and responsibility to define and execute processes that enhance the productivity and savings for AWS and Amazon.

Key job responsibilities

• Owning configuration management services that provide the means to provision and manage security and performance configurations of large fleets of Linux hosts.
• Working on complex challenges in existing and new development initiatives, focusing on areas with ambiguity.
• Designing and developing software systems that are secure, maintainable, scalable, and extendable.
• Developing an understanding of the business impact of your systems and making responsible trade-offs between the short-term operational needs and long-term business objectives.
• Participating in team strategy discussions and contributing to the decisions made regarding technology.
• Providing technical solutions that not only meet the current needs but also consider the future, promoting simplicity and ease of maintainability.
• Collaborating with your team, encouraging best practices and setting standards to improve the overall quality of the team's work.
• Striving to find the best way forward and building consensus in situations where there are differing viewpoints.

About The Team

About AmSec: Diverse Experiences Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. Why Amazon Security? At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores. Inclusive Team Culture In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices. Training & 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, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. 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.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Awareness of Identity and Access management Systems