The AWS Security team is seeking a motivated professional to join its high-security systems engineering team, focusing on the operation of the physical access control system (PACS). This role involves ensuring the health and security of critical services while providing excellent customer service in a classified environment. Engineers will integrate hardware, develop management tools, and automate infrastructure for future growth. The team values diverse experiences and offers opportunities for career advancement and work-life balance.

• The candidate must be a US Citizen and possess an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
• Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure is required.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust is necessary.
• Experience with Linux/Unix systems is required.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline build processes is essential.
• Experience designing, building, operating, and managing large-scale distributed systems or web services is necessary.
• Experience integrating enterprise or commodity hardware through proprietary or open source protocols is required.
• Experience building monitoring, alerting, and operational tooling for production systems is essential.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) and configuration management is required.

• 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.

• 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.