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System Development Engineer II, Platform Engineering and Emerging Technologies

Amazon

Location

Herndon, VA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/8/2026

Compensation

$129,200 - $174,800 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
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Job description

The System Development Engineer role within the Platform Engineering and Emerging Technologies team focuses on supporting AWS Cryptography and PKI Services. The position involves designing, deploying, monitoring, and automating infrastructure to ensure a resilient platform for both customers and team workloads. Candidates will work with cutting-edge cloud technologies to solve complex technical challenges, particularly for U.S. Government agencies. A current TS/SCI security clearance is required for this role.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
  • 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 1+ years of experience designing or architecting new and existing systems
  • Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals including networking, storage, and operating systems
  • Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby
  • Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above
  • Experience with distributed systems at scale
  • Experience with Linux/Unix

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, monitor, and automate infrastructure, tools, and systems for a highly-available platform.
  • Participate in on-call responsibilities, typically for one week in every six.
  • Work collaboratively to resolve root causes of issues to prevent recurrence.

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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