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Systems Development Engineer, Controlled Working Environment, WWPS Engineering, WWPS Engineering

Amazon

Location

Herndon, VA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/5/2026

Compensation

$151,200 - $204,600 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
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Job description

Amazon Web Services is looking for Systems Development Engineers to join the Controlled Working Environment (CWE) team, focusing on building and maintaining a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) approved infrastructure. This role involves architecting and developing tools to support cloud-enabled government agencies. The position offers an opportunity to work with top engineers and managers in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. Candidates will engage in innovative software development and operational improvements to enhance customer experiences.

Requirements

  • Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby.
  • 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
  • 4+ years of designing or architecting new and existing systems.
  • 6+ years of systems development in an IT or data center environment.
  • 4+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment.
  • 5+ years of development/programming/scripting language experience in Python, Java, Bash, or Perl.
  • Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle.

Responsibilities

  • Investigate new ways to improve operations.
  • Define and develop new solutions to solve technically complex cloud issues for customers.
  • Investigate system variances that may affect customer applications before outages occur.
  • Dive deep into new service announcements to implement them effectively.
  • Manage user applications like JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, and Duo.
  • Study and learn from industry-recognized Amazon distinguished engineers.

Benefits

  • Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.

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