
Systems Dev Engineer, Enterprise Engineering, Project Kuiper
Required skills
- AWS
- EC2
- CloudFormation Templates
- AppStream
- Load Balancers
- VPC
- RDS
- SSM
- S3
- AWS gov-cloud
Nice to have
- Distributed Systems
Role summary
Amazon Leo is seeking a Systems Development Engineer for Project Kuiper, an initiative to deliver satellite broadband internet globally. This role involves implementing and managing controls across the Leo organization, coordinating with Leo Security. Key responsibilities include provisioning and managing AWS infrastructure (EC2, CloudFormation, Load Balancers, VPC, RDS, SSM, S3), building dashboards and alarms for operational excellence, automating routine tasks, and maintaining documentation. The position requires experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure, programming in languages like Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust, and experience with Linux/Unix and CI/CD pipelines. Experience with distributed systems at scale is preferred. This role requires U.S. citizenship.
Export Control : This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements related to the nature of the work and/or where it will be performed.
We have a team culture that encourages ownership, diversity, inclusion, and innovation. You will have an opportunity to work across the entire Leo organization implementing and managing various controls along side Leo Security. Leo security owns policy and definition of controls, and this role owns the coordination, development, implementation, and change management of controls as well as managing defects and improvements.
Key job responsibilities
- Provision and manage AWS infrastructure, including EC2, CloudFormation Templates, AppStream, and Load Balancers.
- Build dash boarding and alarming to drive operational excellence.
- Work with a wide range of technologies, and AWS products.
- Build AWS Application Environments including VPC, EC2, RDS, SSM, S3.
- Architect and setup infrastructure on AWS and AWS gov-cloud environments.
- Analyze and Support setup of new devices connectivity to applications.
- Monitor network connectivity between all internal and external systems.
- Work closely with Application leads to understand needs and plan for infrastructure demands.
- Drive automation of routine tasks to help scale the operations.
- Maintain hardware architecture documentation for all infrastructure and networking components.
Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the team
Basic Qualifications: - Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
- Experience with Linux/Unix
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with distributed systems at scale
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Bellevue - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually
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