System Engineer, Messaging and Streaming Team

System Engineer, Messaging and Streaming TeamWould you like to help implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve the most complex technical problems? Are you excited by the prospect of building and running the world's largest cloud computing infrastructure to provide a better world for future generations?Amazon Web Services (AWS) builds and operates some of the largest internet infrastructure on the planet; providing companies of all sizes with an infrastructure web services platform in the cloud. With AWS, customers provision compute power, storage, database, and other cloud resources as their business demands them.AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry.If you join us you’ll be part of a world-class team in a dynamic environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a start-up. As a member of the team providing EC2 services you will be delivering foundational capability that benefits all customersThis is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale, and to gain world class experience in cloud computing. You'll be surrounded by people who are passionate about cloud computing, believe that first class service is critical to customer success, and are committed to improvement.Top reasons to join our team:Be a catalyst to deliver a truly disruptive products that are growing rapidlySolve unique and first-order problems at massive-scale across many AWS ServicesLearn how to build and operate distributed systems at massive scaleBuild and influence the tools and utilities that are part of the AWS fleet running our internal servicesKey job responsibilities:Work proactively to solve potential problems and inefficiencies. Communicate clearly and collaborate with others to deliver results with minimal supervision.Participating in 24/7 on-call rotation to troubleshoot high severity issuesAnalysing dashboards and investigating metrics with the vision for improvementsCreate and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and runbooks for documentationDiscuss radical new approaches to automate operational issues, assess risks and develop creative solutions.Develop strategies for resolving identified problems to prevent future occurrencesAssist others in the teamAbout the team: AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply.Basic QualificationsExperience writing scripts from scratch for automating manual tasks (BASH, Python, Perl, Ruby or similar)Solid background in Linux. Familiarity with in depth troubleshooting and ability to solve complex technical problemsKnowledge of network fundamentals (DNS, UDP, TCP/IP, HTTP (s), routing, switching)Experience owning services that are secure, scalable, reliable and efficient. Can identify multiple operational and security risks and then resolve, mitigate and/or escalate themPreferred QualificationsBachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science or related field, or relevant work experienceExposure to cloud computing concepts and design considerationsExperience in a 24x7 production environmentExperience of monitoring frameworks (such as CloudWatch, Datadog, Grafana, Elastic or similar)Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills.Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.#J-18808-Ljbffr