Amazon

Software Development Engineer, US Amazon Dedicated Cloud Security

Amazon$143K — $194K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of professional software development experience
  • 2+ years in system design or architecture, focusing on reliability and scaling
  • Bachelor's degree or Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) certification
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, C++, or C# with an emphasis on object-oriented design
  • US Citizen with an active Top Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop high-availability, secure distributed software
  • Build and integrate APIs and middleware for security systems
  • Develop automation frameworks for Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Create monitoring and alerting systems for service health and security
  • Implement secure communication methods between distributed systems
  • Participate in technical design reviews and security architecture discussions
  • Write maintainable code and perform code reviews
  • Collaborate with internal customers to address operational challenges

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) matching contributions
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
  • Mental health support and employee assistance programs
Full Job Description
AWS Security is looking for a driven professional to join its US ADC Security Engineering team to support the development of tools and automation for Amazon Dedicated Clouds (ADCs) and Cleared Programs. As a Software Development Engineer (SDE), you'll own the development, operations, and overall health and security of the critical services we support, providing excellent customer service to our partners in a classified environment.

In this role you will:

- Own integrations with enterprise and commodity hardware through proprietary and open source protocols

- Build extensible management tooling that delights customers

- Produce infrastructure as code and robust operational monitoring that scales with our growing infrastructure

- Keep the deployment process performant, automated, and well tested so development stays fast

- This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and currently possess and maintain an active Top Secret security clearance.

Key job responsibilities

- Design and develop high-availability distributed software with an emphasis on security, scalability, and fault tolerance

- Build and integrate custom APIs and middleware for security system integration

- Develop automation frameworks for infrastructure as code (IaC) deployment and configuration management

- Build monitoring and alerting systems to track the health and security of our services

- Implement secure communication and authentication between distributed systems

- Contribute to technical design reviews and security architecture discussions

- Write high-quality, maintainable code and perform peer code reviews

- Partner with internal customers to understand operational challenges and deliver solutions

A day in the life

You'll spend your day building and operating the tools and automation that support ADC Security Engineering. Expect hands-on coding, peer code reviews, and diving into distributed systems to improve security, scalability, and reliability. You'll develop infrastructure as code, build monitoring and alerting to keep our services healthy, and automate routine operational work so the team stays fast and agile. You'll also partner directly with internal customers to understand their operational challenges and deliver practical solutions in a classified environment.

About the team

The AWS US ADC Security Engineering team builds and provides operational support for the internal tools that Security Engineers rely on across the Amazon Dedicated Cloud space. We work in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment, collaborating with other AWS teams to deliver services for our customers, and we care deeply about security, customer experience, and operational excellence.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

- Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)

- Experience programming with at least one software programming language, or experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design

- A US Citizen with an active Top Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

- Experience in automation or monitoring frameworks, deployment or development

- Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) and building automation for deployment and configuration management

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, VA, Herndon - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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