Amazon
System Development Engineer, Astra ADC
$129K–$175K
Arlington, VA · Full-time · Posted Jul 22, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development; 1+ years designing or architecting systems; 4+ years of administrative and hands-on systems engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
- Visa sponsorship
- Must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance; after starting, obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which AWS work is performed.
About the job
Operates and improves Amazon’s foundational software-builder services across secure, isolated environments, building automation and troubleshooting distributed systems to ensure reliable deployments.
What you'll do
- Operate critical ASBX services and review deployment health across isolated and air-gapped regions.
- Build automation and improve deployment parity, reliability, and security across partitions.
- Troubleshoot distributed systems and pipeline issues, and improve the builder experience.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 1+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 4+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience; knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals and an active US Government Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility or above
Nice to have
- Experience with PowerShell (preferred), Python, Ruby, or Java
- Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology
Pay
129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Linux, C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
AI focus
Build AI-powered operational tooling; work with AIM, the AI agent infrastructure.
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