ADC Engineer II, Controls Fleet

Are you experienced in managing Windows and Linux environments with a passion for building and maintaining highly-available systems and services at massive scale?

The Controls Fleet team is responsible for building and supporting some of Amazon's most important infrastructure services. As part of Amazon Web Services (AWS), we support the infrastructure that runs the world's premier e-commerce and cloud computing environments.

We are seeking a passionate and motivated engineer to participate on a team of Windows and Linux Systems Engineers. The ideal candidate would be innovative, analytical and have great problem solving skills. You must be very comfortable and confident working on multiple platforms to solve complex problems at scale. You must have very strong knowledge of operating systems and network fundamentals. You understand TCP/IP and other common network protocols. You are proficient with at least one high-level scripting language (PowerShell, Python, Ruby). You should have a bias toward automation and a track record of creating automated solutions. You have experience operating distributed systems- diagnosing and resolving complex problems. You pay attention to detail and solve problems at their root.

You will be working in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly. You must be flexible and adapt well to a wide range of tasks and technologies.

Minimal Travel Required. You are expected to be onsite at a minimum three days a week

At Amazon, it is expected that your technical knowledge demonstrates both depth and breadth. Leveraging the strengths of individual team members as peers and delegating tasks appropriately within the group for long term projects will all be critical tasks for this role.

This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

Key job responsibilities

• Systems development and support, including security patching, new system deployment, and account administration

• Peer development of team members

• Networking, including building robust, secure networks with Intrusion Detection

• Metrics and projections

• Advising development staff on application security

• Host and network tools and implementations

• Have a complete understanding of the various system interdependence and limitations

• Identify security issues and risks, and develop mitigation plans

• Architect, design, implement, support, and evaluate secure, infrastructure focused tools and services

• Advise and consult with internal customers on risk assessment, threat modeling and fixing vulnerabilities

• Participate in security compliance efforts

• Participate in projects that develop new intellectual property

• Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions

• Understand business context to decisions made within and across groups

• Support critical infrastructure services that process millions of requests every minute

• Participate in 24x7 on call rotation

About the team

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.

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.

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.

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.

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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Associate's degree, or Cloud+ or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner)

- 2+ years for Windows systems engineering with emphasis on scripting/coding.

- 3+ years for Linux systems engineering with emphasis on scripting/coding

- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Scripting in python and/or powershell.

- Cloud engineering experience building out environments at scale utilizing CDK.

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.

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