System Development Engineer II, SPEAR

The Special Programs, Evaluations, Assessments & Response (SPEAR) Team is seeking an experienced and talented systems development engineer to join our security engineering team. This position is responsible for designing and supporting enterprise-scale infrastructure. You will work extensively within AWS tools and services to create highly scalable, fault tolerant systems. You will not only create, but also review technical documentation written by your peers. You will help program tools to increase the efficiency of our partner teams. You will work within a team of experienced engineers and security professionals to improve the security posture of Amazon sites across the globe! This role is remotely based and requires travel, amounting to 15% on average.




Key job responsibilities
A System Development Engineer is responsible for building and supporting tools and workflows that safeguard and automate operational success. This may include creating production hardware management workflows and tools, test cluster orchestration setup, and performance benchmarking environments. You’ll dive deep into operational issues and propose technical and cultural changes to retain and improve the customer experience.

Other responsibilities include being an active reviewer of the team’s technology solutions and operations and helping new teammates understand the team’s customers, systems, and processes. You will also be responsible for thoroughly diagnosing problems in all aspects of operations, including hardware, software, and operating environments.

About the team
Joining the Amazon SPEAR OS2 Security Engineering team gives you the opportunity to:

• Join a fast-growing team within SPEAR as we expand virtually.
• Solve challenging operational problems for a large scale and distributed system
• Build services and tooling to operate a dynamically changing production environment

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

• Experience with PowerShell (preferred), Python, Ruby, or Java
• Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $103,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.