The System Development Engineer role focuses on operating enterprise infrastructure for Amazon Dedicated Cloud, ensuring critical communication and authentication services run smoothly in secure environments. The team is dedicated to delivering reliable and automated services to internal customers, particularly for U.S. Government clients. The engineer will work hands-on to design, build, and improve systems while collaborating with various teams to enhance service reliability. A strong background in Linux, Python, and PowerShell is essential for success in this position.

• 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 1+ years of experience designing or architecting new and existing systems
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust
• Bachelor's degree or CSSLP certification
• 2+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, and operating systems
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology

• Design, build, and maintain serverless and containerized systems deployed across multiple isolated AWS partitions
• Write and maintain infrastructure as code for multi-region deployments
• Own CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation across multiple isolated regions
• Build monitoring, alarming, and observability tooling for service health across air-gapped boundaries
• Write Python and PowerShell to automate operational processes and integrate systems
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and Operational Readiness Reviews
• Coach teammates on engineering best practices and operational excellence
• Provide on-call support

• 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.