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Systems Development Enginer II, Amazon Security

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

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience in automating and supporting large-scale infrastructure
  • Proficient in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Go)
  • Strong Linux/Unix experience
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline processes
  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code (e.g., AWS CDK/CloudFormation)

Responsibilities

  • Design and operate CI/CD pipelines for access control services across AWS regions
  • Ensure operational excellence and define monitoring for production systems
  • Lead medium-to-large infrastructure initiative designs, focusing on scalability
  • Develop Infrastructure as Code for service provisioning
  • Diagnose complex infrastructure issues, ensuring smooth operation
  • Enhance deployment safety and velocity through automation methods
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to secure highly available systems
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to reduce operational load

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) matching contributions
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and mental health support
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
Full Job Description
Build the automation and infrastructure that keeps every Amazon and AWS site on Earth physically secure.

Amazon Optics develops and operates the critical services that Corporate and AWS data center employees rely on to protect our physical sites and preserve the trust our customers place in us. As a Systems Development Engineer II, you sit at the intersection of software and infrastructure: you build the deployment pipelines, fleet automation, monitoring, and operational tooling that let a small team run a global, safety-critical access control system with minimal manual toil. When "can't be done" isn't an accepted answer, you find the extensible, scalable path and simplify along the way.

You'll design systems that require minimal long-term maintenance, automate manual processes, and create tools that scale across Amazon's physical-access infrastructure, spanning AWS data centers, corporate offices, and Leo facilities worldwide. You own your solutions end-to-end: testable, maintainable, and efficient, with sound architectural and technical trade-off decisions.

Key job responsibilities

Design, build, and operate automation, tooling, and CI/CD pipelines that deploy Optics access control services safely across every AWS region.

Own the operational excellence of production systems: define monitoring, alarming, and runbooks; drive down manual toil and mean-time-to-recovery.

Lead technical design for medium-to-large infrastructure initiatives, balancing complexity, scalability, security, and delivery speed.

Develop Infrastructure as Code (e.g., AWS CDK/CloudFormation) to provision and manage services and their supporting resources.

Diagnose and resolve complex issues across the stack, from service code to underlying infrastructure and device connectivity.

Improve deployment safety and release velocity through automated testing, bake/rollback gating, and reduction of change-related risk.

Partner with software engineers, security, and operations teams to harden systems that must be highly available and secure by design.

Participate in an on-call rotation for the services you own, and continuously reduce operational load through engineering.

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.

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

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 - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually

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