Principal Systems Development Engineer, Region Services in Sydney, Australia

Description

• Would you like to implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve the world’s most complex technical problems?

• Do you have a deep passion and desire to engineer and operate the world’s largest cloud computing infrastructure to build a better world for future generations?

We are building some of the largest and most complex distributed systems in the world, and we need adaptable people to help us implement and operate them.

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we provide world-class, flexible, scalable, and secure cloud services to the world’s fastest growing startups, the largest enterprises, and leading government agencies. We do this by building, maintaining, and securing one of the largest, most complex infrastructures in the world.

The AWS Region Services team is seeking a Principal Systems Development Engineer to lead our Services team. You’ll join a diverse team of applied scientists, software engineers, and security experts. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for security and safety while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. You’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

If you like to focus on Customer Experience, think and act globally and want to contribute to the operational excellence of Amazon, we’d like to meet you. Your work will help to take AWS into the future; innovate cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems while fundamentally transforming the way we partner with customers to meet their key mission requirements and goals.

This position requires that the candidate selected hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance https://www1.defence.gov.au/security/clearances)

Key job responsibilities

• Lead the development, maintenance and growth of our services platforms. These platforms verify the correctness of our network security controls using technologies like observability, packet injection, automated reasoning, static analysis, and machine learning.

• Work with a cross-functional team consisting of Software Development Engineers focused on building new service and automation capabilities, and closely align with Security Engineers focused on building telemetry, mining data, and responding to detection capabilities.

• Through effective leadership and partnerships within Infrastructure Security, elevate the AWS Services delivery in region.

About the team

The Region Service provides the highest calibre of Operational Solutions and Cleared Support for services within our Regions. We provide ‘hands on keyboard’ support to our service teams by deploying changes into these isolated regions, monitoring the results, and reporting any issues that are observed.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.

Why AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering team management experience

• 10+ years of engineering experience

• 10+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience

• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and operations

• Experience partnering with product or program management teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing a team of high caliber Software Engineers developing complex, world class, scalable software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers

• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy

• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

Acknowledgement of country:

In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.