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Senior Systems Development Engineer, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC)

Amazon· Systems, Quality, & Security Engineering
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Arlington, VA, Denver, CO, Herndon, VA$151.2k - $204.6kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Senior engineering role focused on designing, automating, and operating large-scale distributed cloud networking systems for AWS's Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC), with security clearance and government-facing responsibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead projects to disambiguate and solve challenging distributed systems problems on a global scale.
  • Develop best in class software systems for automating Amazon's network.
  • Be responsible for the design, implementation, and quality of services you deliver.
  • Learn, design, and build cloud-computing systems for a diverse set of customers and contribute to documentation of process and procedures.
  • Use and develop tools and processes that collect & rationalize data from different sources and frameworks to reduce workloads.
  • Use data to measure success and take responsibility for the quality of your service and, regardless of their source; Strive to prevent faults from impacting your customers.
  • Be a leader on an agile team, independently drive challenging projects and milestones to completion.
  • Work closely with our Network Engineering teams to ensure fast and smooth software roll-outs and design and recommend optimization for service delivery and fleets.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
  • 6+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience
  • 6+ years of systems development in an IT or data center environment experience
  • 3+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
  • 6+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
  • Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure

Skills

Required:Linux/Unix administrationDistributed systems design and operationsProgramming languagesAutomation & DevOps

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
  • EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line
  • Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off, and parental leave
  • RSUs and sign-on payments included in compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits overview available at Amazon benefits page
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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