Amazon
System Development Engineer, Pyxis ADC
$99K–$160K
Herndon, VA · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Education
- Associate's degree or above, or CND (Certified Network Defender) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials)
About the job
Operate and improve Amazon’s foundational software development services across secure, isolated environments, building automation and troubleshooting distributed systems to enable reliable software delivery.
What you'll do
- Operate critical ASBX services and maintain their reliability, security, and deployment parity across isolated environments.
- Build automation and tooling for deployment, testing, configuration management, and cross-partition orchestration.
- Troubleshoot complex distributed-systems issues and improve the builder experience.
What they ask for
- Associate's degree or above, or CND (Certified Network Defender) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials).
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby.
- Experience with tools for automation, including building, testing, releasing, or monitoring.
- Currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance; after start, obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which AWS work is performed.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of and proficiency in Python scripting.
- Experience with highly concurrent, high-throughput systems and knowledge of complex distributed systems.
Pay
99,100.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Linux, Apollo, Pipelines, Test on Demand/Hydra, AppConfig, Multi-Region, Builder MCP, AIM
AI focus
The role may involve building AI-powered operational tooling and working with AIM (AI agent infrastructure).
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