Job Description
Highly motivated Systems Development Engineers sought to drive security and stability of AWS network, innovating automation of operations.
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We're the people who keep the cloud running, supporting all AWS data centers and servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on.
AWS Shield is looking to hire talented Systems Development Engineers for our Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Response Team to drive the security and stability of our network, while innovating the automation of our operations.
This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon's world-class technical teams, working with some of the best and brightest engineers, while developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of technical leadership, success in autonomously and/or collaboratively driving complex issues to resolution, and an "automation first" mindset. They will have in-depth knowledge of systems engineering and/or security, and be able to clearly communicate design best practices to customers to help them scale under load.
Key responsibilities:
- Work with Amazon customers and service teams to diagnose and respond to ongoing events
- Partner with Amazon organizations to proactively assess their DDoS resilience and drive improvements
- Identify and drive automation of repeatable tasks through the creation and/or evolution of scripts and tools
- Drive improvements in our automated detection and mitigation systems from operational learnings
- Develop quality metrics that surface recurring issues or inefficiencies, then drive them to resolution
- Develop documentation and processes for recurring issues, operating procedures, or knowledge transfer
- Advise leadership about new trends and/or ways to improve our DDoS response and resiliency
- Effectively contribute towards hiring and developing others in the team
- Participate in the team's on-call rotation
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
- Experience in professional software development
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with PowerShell (preferred), Python, Ruby, or Java
- Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology
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