• The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of technical leadership, success in autonomously and/or collaboratively driving complex issues to resolution, and an “automation first” mindset
• The candidate can also demonstrate in-depth knowledge of systems engineering and/or security, and be able to clearly communicate design best practices to customers to help them scale under load
• They will have regularly demonstrated operational excellence in supporting a large-scale service provider or enterprise environment, including event management
• A love for working with new technologies and pushing the envelope on existing technology is essential!
• Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
• Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby

Desirable

• AWS Shield is looking to hire highly motivated, best-in-class Systems Development Engineers for our Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Response Team to drive the security and stability of our network, while innovating the automation of our operations
• This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon’s world class technical teams, working with some of the best and brightest engineers, while developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere
• As a technical leader, the candidate will manage complex stakeholder relationships, both technical and leadership
• You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles
• You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers
• And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion
• Systems Development Engineers perform high quality systems operations, deployments, scaling, and optimization, while maintaining application best practices and interacting with both internal and external customers
• Work with Amazon customers and service teams to diagnose and respond to ongoing events
• Partner with Amazon organizations to proactively assess their DDoS resilience and drive improvements
• Identify and drive automation of repeatable tasks through the creation and/or evolution of scripts and tools
• Drive improvements in our automated detection and mitigation systems from operational learnings
• Develop quality metrics that surface recurring issues or inefficiencies, then drive them to resolution
• Develop documentation and processes for recurring issues, operating procedures, or knowledge transfer
• Advise leadership about new trends and/or ways to improve our DDoS response and resiliency
• Effectively contribute towards hiring and developing others in the team
• Participate in the team’s on-call rotation