Systems Development Engineer II, ADC Security Services (A2SE)

About the role

The Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) Security Systems Engineering (AS2E) team is responsible for building, deploying, and maintaining the security services that secure our systems, processes, and data in US Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) Regions. We build authentication, authorization, and enforcement services used across diverse internal teams as they deliver services for our customers. We support all of Amazon.com and AWS with our services, and need solution-oriented thinkers who are passionate about solving problems at scale, thinking through edge cases, and iterating quickly to delight our customers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable security solutions across thousands of devices in ADC regions, continuously improving processes to handle massive-scale operations
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and fix production software issues across multiple languages (Python, Java, TypeScript, Bash, Ruby)
• Develop tools, automation, and monitoring solutions to reduce manual toil and improve operational excellence
• Conduct deep-dive troubleshooting and technical post-mortems to identify root causes of complex issues
• Proactively address system variances affecting major services, investigating service inter-dependencies and region-specific configurations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize cloud infrastructure maintenance and drive positive customer experiences
• Design new systems, review code, perform design reviews, and contribute to org-wide initiatives to improve the builder experience
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to a culture of knowledge-sharing and technical excellence

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
• Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
• 4+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 4+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph