The Systems Development Engineer role in Seattle, WA focuses on designing, building, and operating scalable solutions in Identity and Access Management (IAM). The team collaborates with experienced engineers to enhance technology stacks and maintain high-availability services. This position emphasizes automating systems to improve customer experiences and ensuring secure configurations using AWS technology. The role also involves working closely with business partners and cross-functional teams to influence technical direction and build resilient systems.

• Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting infrastructure
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust
• Experience with Linux/Unix
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes

• Manage Active Directory patching cycles, ensuring timely deployment and compliance across the environment
• Develop and maintain monitoring solutions for AD services, including replication health, domain controller performance, and service availability
• Design, implement, and manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to enforce security and configuration standards
• Monitor and maintain AD replication topology, troubleshooting and resolving replication failures across global infrastructure
• Drive security hardening initiatives for Active Directory, including attack surface reduction and configuration baselines
• Manage AD group lifecycle, including creation, membership reviews, cleanup, and access governance
• Administer privileged accounts management, including access controls, auditing, and credential hygiene
• Diagnose and resolve production issues, perform software maintenance, and execute persistence solution queries
• Collaborate with development teams on Amazon Corporate and Divisional Software projects, enhancing current software and automating support processes
• Document systems and solutions to ensure knowledge continuity
• Manage AFSS org-level operational cadence and programs
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response as needed

• 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.