Amazon
Systems Development Engineer, ADC2S
$129K–$175K
Arlington, VA +5 · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- Arlington, VA
Seattle, WA
Bellevue, WA
Annapolis Junction, MD
Denver, CO
Herndon, VA - Experience
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development; 1+ years designing or architecting systems; 4+ years of specified administrative and hands-on systems engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
About the job
Build and operate scalable systems and cloud infrastructure for AWS compute services supporting government customers.
What you'll do
- Design and build operational scalability for the platform.
- Investigate customer issues and system metrics, and develop automation for operational problems.
- Engineer and operate large-scale cloud systems and infrastructure.
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 designing or architecting systems; and 4+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems, and hands-on systems engineering.
- Programming experience with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby.
- Currently active US Government Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility or above; must maintain TS/SCI and obtain TS/SCI with polygraph or agency-commensurate clearance after starting.
Nice to have
- Experience automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure.
- Experience working in an Agile environment using Scrum.
Pay
USD 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
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