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Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 13 hours ago

Systems Development Engineer, US Amazon Dedicated Cloud Security

Herndon, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$116K/yr - $201K/yr

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a driven professional to join its high-security systems engineering team. The Systems Development Engineer will manage the operation of the physical access control system and automate a sustainable architecture while ensuring the overall health and security of critical services in a classified environment.

Agentic AIConsultingDevOpsInformation TechnologySoftwareWeb Development

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Architect and implement enterprise-scale security solutions from conception to production, including custom PACS integrations and security automation frameworks

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

Lead the development of custom security tools and frameworks for system hardening, threat detection, and automated incident response

Architect and implement zero-trust security models for critical infrastructure components

Design and build custom APIs and middleware solutions for security system integration

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

Create sophisticated monitoring and alerting systems using machine learning for anomaly detection

Implement cryptographic solutions for secure communication between distributed systems

Design and implement custom authentication and authorization protocols

Lead technical design reviews and security architecture assessments

Mentor junior engineers and establish technical best practices

Qualification

Infrastructure automationSecurity architectureDistributed systemsProgramming PythonProgramming JavaProgramming etc.Linux/UnixCI/CD pipelinesCryptographic solutionsTechnical design reviewsCustomer serviceMentoring

Required

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

Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

Preferred

Experience with distributed systems at scale

Benefits

Equity

Sign-on payments

Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

Company

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing.

Founded in 2002