Amazon
System Development Engineer, Region Reliability Engineering
$129K–$175K
Herndon, VA · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development; 1+ years designing or architecting systems. Preferred: 7+ years of relevant administrative and hands-on systems engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
About the job
Leads engineering and operational improvements for mission-critical AWS infrastructure, automating routine reliability work and improving resilience, consistency, and operational practices across teams.
What you'll do
- Designs and delivers technical solutions for complex engineering and operational problems, including automation and toil reduction.
- Owns team systems and architecture, identifies and mitigates risks, and leads design, operations, and post-incident reviews.
- Provides technical leadership, hiring, coaching, and mentoring while coordinating improvements with partner teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience and 1+ years of experience designing or architecting systems.
- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems).
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above; must maintain active TS/SCI clearance and obtain TS/SCI with polygraph or commensurate agency clearance after starting.
Nice to have
- Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology.
- 7+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience.
Pay
129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby, Rust
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