Systems Development Engineer, Perimeter Protection (Anti-DDoS)

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running.

We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on.

We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles.

You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers.

And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

AWS Shield is looking to hire highly motivated, best-in-class Systems Development Engineers for our Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Response Team to drive the security and stability of our network, while innovating the automation of our operations.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of technical leadership, success in autonomously and / or collaboratively driving complex issues to resolution, and an automation first mindset.

The candidate can also demonstrate in-depth knowledge of systems engineering and / or security, and be able to clearly communicate design best practices to customers to help them scale under load.

They will have regularly demonstrated operational excellence in supporting a large-scale service provider or enterprise environment, including event management.

As a technical leader, the candidate will manage complex stakeholder relationships, both technical and leadership. A love for working with new technologies and pushing the envelope on existing technology is essential!

This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon’s world class technical teams, working with some of the best and brightest engineers, while developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empowers us to be proud of our differences.

Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work.

If you would like to request an accommodation for the interview or onboarding process, please let us know and we will connect you to our accommodation team.

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Mentorship and Career growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Key job responsibilities

Systems Development Engineers perform high quality systems operations, deployments, scaling, and optimization, while maintaining application best practices and interacting with both internal and external customers.

• Work with Amazon customers and service teams to diagnose and respond to ongoing events
• Partner with Amazon organizations to proactively assess their DDoS resilience and drive improvements
• Identify and drive automation of repeatable tasks through the creation and / or evolution of scripts and tools
• Drive improvements in our automated detection and mitigation systems from operational learnings
• Develop quality metrics that surface recurring issues or inefficiencies, then drive them to resolution
• Develop documentation and processes for recurring issues, operating procedures, or knowledge transfer
• Advise leadership about new trends and / or ways to improve our DDoS response and resiliency
• Effectively contribute towards hiring and developing others in the team
• Participate in the team’s on-call rotation

About the team

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply.

If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences.

Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work / Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture.

When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

EEO / Accommodations

AWS is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace to deliver the best results for our customers. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status;

we celebrate the diverse ways we work. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please let us know and we will connect you to our accommodation team.

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We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations :

Seattle, WA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 1+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience in a large scale environment.
• 2+ years of experience developing engineering, deployment, or operations mechanisms to support Linux / Unix environments.
• 2+ years of experience in a technical on-call capacity, responding to customer impacting events, mitigating and root cause analysis of those events.
• 1+ years of experience developing and implementing secure, scalable, and resilient systems.
• 1+ years of experience in automation via Bash / shell scripting and Python / Ruby programming.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working in virtualized enterprise environments.
• Software development / programming.
• Strong experience working in a Linux / Unix environment and a solid grasp on operating system fundamentals.
• Knowledge of TCP / IP networking, IP routing, Server Load Balancing, Network Security architecture, and core technologies such as IP, TCP, BGP, Firewalls, ACLs, and DNS
• Knowledge of network hardware and packet forwarding architectures.
• Ability to work in and keep up with a fast-moving environment via effective prioritization and time management.
• A relevant degree in a related technical discipline or equivalent experience in a large-scale environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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