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AWS Dedicated Cloud Engineer, Team Mercury

Amazon, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80285


AWS Dedicated Cloud Engineer, Team Mercury

Job ID: 2819189 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.Would you like to implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve the world's most complex technical problems? Do you have a deep passion and desire to engineer and operate the world's largest cloud computing infrastructure to build a better world for future generations?This is an exciting opportunity to use the latest cloud computing technologies to help U.S. Government agencies implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems. AWS established a specialized group of service teams responsible for the work we are doing with the U.S. Intelligence Community. We are building some of the largest and most complex distributed systems in the world, and we need adaptable people to help us implement and operate them.AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph. The position further requires the candidate to opt into a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.Key job responsibilities

Team Mercury is seeking highly motivated engineers who are focused on operational excellence and troubleshooting complex system operations, have a good understanding of Linux, networking and general knowledge of cloud services. We need engineers who understand how to think big, and simplify solutions to complex problems; all the while ensuring that our customers continue to have the best experience possible.A day in the life

On a "typical" day, our engineers may dive deep to find the root cause of a customer issue, investigate why a metric is trending in the wrong direction, or discuss radical new approaches to automate operational processes.About the team

Team Mercury supports AWS Commerce Platform and is responsible for several hundred production services and pipelines. Our team in Denver provides support for a subsect of these services that have far-reaching and significant impact to Commerce Platform.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)3+ years of systems administration experience (Linux/Windows).Experience working with scripting languages.Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

3+ years experience with cloud computing technologies.3+ years of experience with support procedures and methodologies for production computing environments.Experience automating routine tasks.Experience troubleshooting.Experience with performance and log analysis.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.

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