Amazon
Systems Development Engineer, S3
$151K–$205K
Herndon, VA · Full-time · Posted May 14, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years programming; 4+ years non-internship professional software development; 2+ years designing or architecting systems; 4+ years deploying and operating in Linux/Unix; preferred: 1+ years development/programming/scripting.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
About the job
Leads a small engineering team developing and operating automation and software solutions for S3 in government-focused AWS regions.
What you'll do
- Lead a small engineering team through the full software lifecycle.
- Identify, deliver, and operate software and process improvements for AWS operations.
- Work with customers and engineers to scope, design, implement, test, deliver, and support solutions, including on-call operations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
- 4+ years of programming experience in at least one modern language, such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby.
- 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience; 2+ years designing or architecting systems; and 4+ years deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment.
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph.
Nice to have
- 1+ years of development/programming/scripting language experience (Python/Java/Bash/Perl).
- Knowledge of full software/hardware/networks development lifecycle practices, or experience leading complex software or computing infrastructure delivered to customers.
Pay
151,200.00 - 204,600.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby, Linux/Unix
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