Amazon
System Development Engineer, DBS Relational ADC
$129K–$175K
Arlington, VA · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development; 1+ years designing or architecting systems; 3+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems, and hands-on systems engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
About the job
Build, deploy, automate, and operate software supporting AWS machine learning services for U.S. government customers, while troubleshooting issues and improving service reliability and operations.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and deploy software components and features; deliver high-quality, secure, maintainable code and review teammates’ changes.
- Automate and operate systems at scale, troubleshoot technical issues, and improve software, development, testing, and operational processes.
- Collaborate with customers and teammates, support U.S. Intelligence Community and Defense agencies, and train new teammates on the team’s software and operations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
- 3+ 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.
- 3+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience; knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals; experience programming in at least one modern language; current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret 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, Networking, Java, Python, C++, C#, Golang, PowerShell
AI focus
Automation, development, and operations supporting AWS machine learning services for U.S. government customers.
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