Amazon
Systems Development Engineer, US ADC Security
$129K–$175K
Herndon, VA · Full-time · Posted Sep 2, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of systems engineering experience.
About the job
Builds and integrates security automation, tooling, and controls for a classified, air-gapped government AI platform.
What you'll do
- Engineer platform hardening, STIG application, configuration enforcement, and security infrastructure-as-code.
- Build log pipelines and telemetry collection, and integrate endpoint, vulnerability-scanning, and detection tools.
- Support RMF authorization evidence and partner with platform engineers on identity, secrets management, and cryptographic services.
What they ask for
- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals, including networking, storage, and operating systems.
- Hands-on Linux systems administration, automation (Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent), and Python or Bash scripting.
- Experience integrating security tools into infrastructure and understanding of Kubernetes, containerized workloads, and infrastructure-as-code.
- Must be a US Citizen and currently possess and maintain an active US Government TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Nice to have
- Experience in air-gapped, classified, or disconnected environments; familiarity with STIGs, CIS benchmarks, and hardening automation.
- Agile/Scrum experience, multi-vendor COTS integration, or a security certification such as Security+, CySA+, or RHCSA.
Pay
129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Linux, Ansible, Terraform, Python, Bash, Kubernetes, ONTAP, NVIDIA
AI focus
The job supports security engineering for a classified AI Factory; it does not describe developing AI models or AI systems.
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