System Development Engineer II

Amazon Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bellevue, WAArlington, VA
Salary
$129,200–$174,800 / yr
Posted
54 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays less than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $152,000–$177,900 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $165k for comparable roles.

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About Amazon Inc

Amazon Inc. is the world''s largest e-commerce and cloud computing company, operating the Amazon marketplace, AWS cloud platform, Prime subscription services, Alexa voice AI, and logistics infrastructure. Industry: E-Commerce & Cloud Computing

Amazon Inc currently has 643 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · System Development Engineer II

The System Development Engineer II, Leo Enterprise Infrastructure & Operations supports essential shared services and design-manufacturing functional domains like Printed Circuit Board and Application Specific Integrated Circuit design. You will design and manage physical and cloud infrastructure, ensuring consistent uptime for business-critical satellite research and development. Daily responsibilities include managing RHEL and Windows operating systems, VMWare VSphere guests, and server deployments. You will gather requirements from engineering teams to implement infrastructure improvements, develop automation scripts, and enforce strict change management procedures. The role requires proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust, along with experience in CI/CD pipelines and distributed systems. You will maintain system stability for critical engineering data while performing disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

What you'll do

  • Manage RHEL and Windows operating systems supporting engineering tools.
  • Administer VMWare VSphere environments and guest virtual machines.
  • Deploy and maintain physical server hardware and cloud infrastructure.
  • Implement and manage automation scripts to improve system reliability.
  • Execute system improvements and changes through formal change control processes.
  • Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
  • Monitor service performance and troubleshoot application issues for engineering teams.
  • Document technical processes, configurations, and system modifications.

What we're looking for

  • 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#, or Rust.
  • Experience with Linux/Unix.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes.
  • Experience with distributed systems at scale (preferred).
  • Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals including networking, storage, and operating systems (preferred).
  • Export Control.

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