As ACS’s scope continues to grow, the Tech and Tools team is seeking the technical expertise that will help build on the current infrastructure and drive development of new solutions that will exceed our customer’s expectations. As a member of the team overseeing one of the largest Physical Access Control Systems in the world, the successful candidate must be comfortable with not only troubleshooting but deep diving to create solutions for issues that no other company has yet faced or solved for.
Key job responsibilities
On a “typical” day engineers might deep dive to root cause of a customer issue, investigate why a metric is trending the wrong way, consult with the top engineers at Amazon, or discuss radical new approaches to automate operational issues.
The systems engineer can look forward to:
* Investigating new ways to improve operations and defining new solutions to solve technically complex issues.
* Work with the development team to automate manual tasks and on tooling to enhance fleet maintenance
* Investigating issues that impact major services and work to solve them before they impact customers.
* Diving deep into service interdependencies and region-specific configurations to find the root of a problem.
* Studying and continuously learning from industry recognized engineers.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
* Computer Science degree or equivalent work experience.
* 4+ years of professional experience of software development or in related occupations (systems administration, DevOps engineering, site reliability engineering, networking/automation, software/systems development).
* Experience building scripts, tooling, and automation using modern programming languages, such as: Java, C/C++, C#, Objective C, Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Powershell, Typescript, or Go
* Proven track record of success in delivering complex projects.
* Demonstrable track record dealing well with ambiguity, prioritizing customer needs, and delivering measurable results in a fast-paced environment
* Thorough networking knowledge including DHCP, Firewalls and ACL
* Thorough Windows server knowledge including AD, Windows Clustering and Server Management.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* AWS SysOps Certification
* Cisco/Meraki certification(s)
* Experience building highly-scalable, globally-distributed systems with a high degree of operational excellence
* Clear, professional communication skills able to contribute to team discussions, knowing when to contribute, when to listen, and when to ask questions
* Experience using AWS services
* Experience developing new application and system management tools and making enhancements to existing tools to drive automation, reduce manual effort and increase efficiency.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $94,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $207,900/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. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.