Amazon
Systems Engineer, Controls Fleet, Data Center Capacity Delivery
$82K–$144K
Arlington, VA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Location
- Arlington, VA
Herndon, VA - Experience
- 2+ years of Linux systems administration and/or development; 1+ years using at least two listed programming or scripting languages. Preferred: 2+ years in listed infrastructure disciplines and 1+ years building automation for large-scale computing environments.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical degree or related experience.
About the job
Deploys and supports large-scale data center infrastructure, building automation and managing hybrid cloud systems while improving fleet security and reliability.
What you'll do
- Deploy and maintain Windows and Linux systems, physical data center equipment, and virtualization platforms; support rack deployments and infrastructure refreshes.
- Develop automation tools and scripts for large-scale infrastructure operations and support hybrid environments using AWS cloud services.
- Coordinate infrastructure projects and security improvements; collaborate with global teams and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of Linux systems administration and/or development experience.
- 1+ years of work in at least two of these languages: Python, Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby or Bash/Shell.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical degree or related experience.
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals and experience working in a 24/7 production environment.
Nice to have
- 2+ years of site reliability engineering (SRE), systems engineering, systems administration, DevOps, security administration, or network administration experience.
- Knowledge of configuration management systems, such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or related systems.
Pay
82,400.00 - 144,100.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Windows Server, Linux, PowerShell, Python, Bash, AWS, Puppet, Chef
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