Amazon
Systems Development Engineer II, US Amazon Dedicated Cloud Security Engineering
$129K–$175K
Herndon, VA · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
About the job
Operates and secures a physical access control system while building automated, scalable security infrastructure, integrations, and monitoring for a classified environment.
What you'll do
- Architect and implement PACS integrations, security automation, and high-availability distributed security systems.
- Build infrastructure-as-code deployment, monitoring, threat detection, and automated incident-response capabilities.
- Lead security design reviews and mentor engineers on technical best practices.
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.
- Must be a US citizen and currently possess and maintain an active 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
Create monitoring and alerting systems using machine learning for anomaly detection.
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