Amazon

System Development Engineer, GSE Automation, Amazon Leo

Amazon$129K — $174K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience with large-scale infrastructure automation and support
  • Proficient in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, or C++
  • Hands-on experience with Linux/Unix environments
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD pipeline processes
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
  • 3+ years of system design and architecture experience

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable backend infrastructure for Ignition SCADA platform deployments
  • Develop CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code using DevOps practices
  • Create automated deployment frameworks for SCADA applications
  • Architect solutions supporting OT/IT convergence and SCADA scalability
  • Develop backend services and APIs for manufacturing interoperability
  • Implement security frameworks for OT infrastructure
  • Collaboration across multiple teams to manage escalation and incident resolution

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision
  • 401(k) matching contributions
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Support for adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program and mental health support
Full Job Description
We are seeking an innovative and solution-oriented System Development Engineer (SysDE II) to join our team to develop innovative solutions and automated pipelines for deploying SCADA infrastructure and platform as a service. This role combines hardware, software, OT and IT stack development for SCADA infrastructure and platform within an active satellite manufacturing facility.

In this position, you will primarily work on backend code for IAC, CDK, and pipelines of full SCADA Infrastructure and Platform lifecycle to abstract SCADA deployment and configuration from SCADA Application development and provide engineering excellence for reliability and disaster recovery while ensuring optimal developer experience for the SCADA application developers and system integrators. Ideal candidate will have direct hands-on experience developing industrial applications using Ignition, deploying Ignition SCADA Platform through modern DevOps practices at scale, or hands-on deployment of industrial software tools to AWS with secure connectivity to equipment on the plant floor.

Key job responsibilities

- Design and implement scalable backend infrastructure for Ignition SCADA platform deployments

- Develop CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code using DevOps practices for SCADA system provisioning

- Build automated deployment frameworks and configuration tools for Ignition SCADA applications

- Architect cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure solutions supporting OT/IT convergence and SCADA scalability

- Develop backend services, APIs, and data integration layers supporting SCADA applications and manufacturing interoperability

- Create infrastructure monitoring, logging, and observability solutions for SCADA platform health and performance

- Implement security frameworks and compliance controls for OT infrastructure following industry best practices

- Build self-service infrastructure provisioning tools and maintain technical documentation for deployment procedures

- Lead technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis for infrastructure issues affecting SCADA availability

- Support operations through infrastructure automation, reducing manual intervention and improving reliability

- Drive continuous improvement for infrastructure deployment speed, reliability, and cost optimization

- Collaborate with production, engineering, IT, and procurement teams while managing escalations and coordinating incident resolution

Export Control Requirement:

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

A day in the life

This highly collaborative position interfaces across multiple Amazon Leo teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The successful candidate will have strong experience in automation technology development, with the ability to understand and contribute to platform as a service development, reliability metrics, and developer experience and testing within critical automated manufacturing systems.

The role requires hands-on technical expertise combined with strategic thinking to drive continuous improvement and deliver business-aligned solutions in an active production facility.

The typical schedule requires 5 days in-person per week, participation to on-call and weekend rotations to align with Leo production shifts.

About the team

The Ground Support Equipment Automation (GSEA) team is responsible for designing and commissioning automation and tooling for Satellite testing and production. This in-house team of engineers and support technicians work directly with satellite designers, testers, and manufacturing engineers to solve unique problems in high-volume satellite production.

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

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with distributed systems at scale

- Experience building services using AWS products

- Experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering

- Experience utilizing AWS cloud solutions in a DevOps environment

- Knowledge of a front-end language (Javascript, CSS, HTML, etc.)

- Knowledge of database systems and SQL

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, WA, REDMOND - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually

About Amazon

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Amazon Careers

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