Senior Systems Engineer

Overview

In this role, you will lead and own complex engineering issues within the AWS UC environment, focusing on reliability, scalability, and performance of our cloud services. You will work with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and automate solutions that improve availability and efficiency. You’ll mentor teammates, drive operational excellence, and help shape the future of large-scale cloud infrastructure. This is a hands-on, impact-driven position at the heart of AWS’s mission to provide world-class cloud services.

Pay / Benefits

• Mentorship and career growth resources
• Work-life balance and flexible working culture
• Inclusive team culture and diversity initiatives
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Learning and knowledge-sharing emphasis
• Competitive compensation and benefits

Responsibilities

• Lead design, scoping, and prioritization discussions for team initiatives
• Diagnose and mitigate issues affecting availability, performance, or reliability
• Automate manual processes and improve operational efficiency
• Develop runbooks, SOPs, and documentation; ensure operational readiness
• Mentor and coach team members; participate in interviewing and hiring
• Coordinate with multiple teams to understand cross-service impact and drive solutions
• Lead deployment planning and reviews for designs and changes
• Proactively identify patterns that impact workloads and implement scalable automations

Key requirements

• Advanced knowledge of Linux system administration
• Significant experience with systems automation (BASH, Python, Perl, etc.)
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, routing, switching, HTTP)
• Excellent troubleshooting skills across application, network, and host layers
• Experience writing technical documents, project plans, and progress reports to leadership and stakeholders

• Collaborative mindset
• Self-starter and comfortable with ambiguity
• Customer-obsessed approach
• Linux system administration
• BASH/Python/Perl scripting and automation
• Networking fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, routing, switching, HTTP)

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