Systems Development Engineer II, US Amazon Dedicated Cloud Security Engineering

AWS Security is looking for a driven professional to join its high-security

systems engineering team to manage the operation of our physical access control

system (PACS), as well as help us automate a sustainable and robust architecture

for future growth.

As an SysDev, you will be responsible for the overall health and security of our

critical service, providing excellent customer service to our partners in a

classified environment.

Engineers on this team play an integral role in the future of physical security.

You will own the integration with enterprise and commodity hardware through

proprietary and open source protocols, build extensible management tooling by

which customers are delighted, produce infrastructure as code and robust

operational monitoring that scales with our growing infrastructure. You will

make sure the entire deployment process is performant, automated, and well

tested to keep development iteration fast and unhindered by unnecessary

operational misses.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must

currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with

polygraph.

Key job responsibilities

- Develop and operate the physical access control system (PACS), ensuring its

overall health, availability, and security

- Build integrations with enterprise and commodity hardware through proprietary

and open source protocols

- Develop extensible management tooling and custom APIs for security system

integration

- Build automation frameworks for infrastructure as code (IaC) deployment and

configuration management

- Create monitoring and alerting systems to track service health and detect

anomalies

- Implement secure communication and authentication between distributed systems

- Write high-quality, maintainable code and perform peer code reviews

- Partner with internal customers to understand operational challenges and

deliver solutions

A day in the life

You'll spend your day operating and improving the physical access control

systems that secure our classified environments. Expect hands-on coding, peer

code reviews, and diving into distributed systems to improve reliability,

scalability, and security. You'll build infrastructure as code, integrate

enterprise and commodity hardware, and develop monitoring and alerting to keep

the PACS healthy. You'll automate routine operational work so the team stays

fast and agile, and partner directly with internal customers to understand their

challenges and deliver practical solutions in a classified environment.

About the team

The AWS US ADC Security Engineering team builds and operates the high-security

systems that protect our classified environments, including the physical access

control systems (PACS) at the heart of this role. We work in a fast-paced,

multi-disciplinary environment, collaborating with other AWS teams to deliver

reliable, secure services for our customers, and we care deeply about security,

customer experience, and operational excellence.

Amazon Security values diverse experiences, so even if you don't meet every

qualification listed, we encourage you to apply. We value work-life harmony and

offer flexible arrangements, ongoing learning, and real opportunities for career

growth.

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

• - 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
• - Experience with Linux/Unix
• - Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
• - Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

Preferred Qualifications

• - Experience designing, building, operating, and
• managing large-scale distributed systems or web services
• - Experience integrating enterprise or commodity hardware through proprietary or
• open source protocols
• - Experience building monitoring, alerting, and operational tooling for
• production systems
• - Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) and configuration management
• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis
• of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
• Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our
• customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or
• adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the
• interview or onboarding process, please visit
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• contact your Recruiting Partner.
• The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package
• will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final
• compensation will be determined based on factors including experience,
• qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits
• including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life &
• AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health
• Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy
• Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
• Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits
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• USA, VA, Herndon - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually