Systems Development Engineer, Amazon Security Sensor & Telemtry Engineering

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

San Luis Obispo, CA, USA

At Amazon, security is job zero. Amazon Security Platform Engineering provides the tools that allow Amazon to secure the cloud, our employees, and our customers. Security is critical to Amazon's customer trust. The Amazon Security Platform Engineering team provides our security professionals the tools they need to succeed. We work across Amazon, including AWS, retail, and subsidiary business units. In support of our partners, you'll have opportunities to learn about security response and detection while building and maintaining our team's software.

Would you like to be part of a dynamic team of Systems Development & Security Engineers, who are laser-focused on protecting Amazon's corporate data? Do you have a deep passion and desire to engineer and operate services that gather telemetry and visibility across a enterprise-scale network, with multiple platforms in the mix? Our team builds and operates the infrastructure and agent-based technologies needed to protect the company and its data.

If you join us, you'll be part of a world-class team in a dynamic environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a start-up. This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale, and to gain world class experience in managing AWS based services, and round out your security skills. You'll be surrounded by people who are passionate about security, believe that first class service is critical to success, and are committed to improvement.

Key job responsibilities

Ability to operate AWS hosted services at scale

Integrate of commercial and in-house developed tools to deliver a complete security solution

Solve customer-impacting problems quickly and smoothly

Effortlessly transition from operating enterprise scaled infrastructure to deploying visibility sensors across hosts

Understand the security problem being solved and deliver a solution that meets your customers' needs, breaking through technology constraints without breaking your service

A day in the life

Our Systems Development Engineers spend time:

Deploying, operating, and maintaining management infrastructure to control our sensor networks

Integrating commercial and in-house tools and services

Simplifying and reinventing systems, processes, and tools to make things better for our customers

Building unique solutions to our customers' technical problems

Investigating and developing new ways to improve operations

Mentoring, hiring and developing team members

Studying and learning from industry recognized Amazon Senior and Principal Engineers.

Identifying, troubleshooting and fixing root causes to problems.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security 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.

Why Amazon Security?

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & 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, training, 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.

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 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 ;br>
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County 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 $116,300/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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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