Amazon
Systems Development Engineer II, US Amazon Dedicated Cloud Security Engineering
$129K–$175K
Herndon, VA · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Visa sponsorship
- The selected candidate must be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
About the job
Own and improve the security, operation, automation, and integration of a physical access control system (PACS) in a classified environment.
What you'll do
- Architect and implement enterprise security solutions, including PACS integrations, security automation, and infrastructure as code.
- Develop secure, highly available distributed systems, custom tools, APIs, authentication, and authorization solutions.
- Build monitoring and alerting, including machine-learning-based anomaly detection, and lead technical reviews and mentoring.
What they ask for
- Experience automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure.
- Programming experience in at least one modern language, such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and build processes.
- Current, active US Government TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
Nice to have
- Experience with distributed systems at scale.
Pay
129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
AI focus
Develop monitoring and alerting systems using machine learning for anomaly detection.
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