Systems Development Engineer, AWS IoT Analytics Services

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Systems Development Engineer (Level 4) – AWS IoT Analytics Services

Imagine a world where connected devices and their data are ubiquitous. What problems would you solve if you knew the state of everything in the world?

Would you improve crop yields and fight hunger, enable fleets of autonomous electric vehicles to replace cars, save lives with medical equipment that orders a repair for itself, or make every home a smart home? Come and join us to help our customers build this connected future.

We are the AWS IoT Analytics Services group within the Amazon Web Services Internet of Things (AWS IoT) organization and own services that enable our customers to extract insights and value from the ocean of connected device data they are sending. We are seeking a Systems Development Engineer who is results-oriented, data driven and keen to learn what it takes to own and operate a tier-1 AWS service whilst growing their development skills.
As a Systems Development Engineer on this team, you will collaborate with more senior engineers to operate and maintain our multiple micro-services ensuring they are performant, highly available and compliant with the highest standards in security best practice. Your experience with at least 1 modern scripting language means you are able to contribute to building innovative new tools for automating our response to operational events and assisting with the development of automation wherever it can help our engineering teams be more effective.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Implement security best practices across our infrastructure to keep pace with the rising security bar
· Ensure our code deployment pipelines comply with best practice
· Own the deep host health metrics that give us visibility into system performance
· Drive improvements to our load test automation
· Develop scripts and other automation components as required
· Maintain our operational run-book documentation
We are a diverse group of technologists who are working in a field that has the potential to change our world, come join us today.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
· 2+ years practical experience in 1 or more core languages (e.g. Java, C++ or Python)
· Familiarity with linux based operating systems and command line tooling