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# Systems Development Engineer III, Bespoke...

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Denver, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $151,200.0 - $204,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Bash Shell, Border Gateway Protocol, Client Server Models, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Computer Programming, System Configuration, Custom Software, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Linux, Domain Name System (DNS), Perl (Programming Language), Fault Tolerance, Revision Control Systems, Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), Integrated Development Environments, Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), Python (Programming Language), Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, Network Security, Automation of Marketing, Network Service, Network Protocols, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Windows PowerShell, Software Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, Web Application Security, Software Deployment, TCP/IP, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), TypeScript, Network Switches, Scripting, Gitlab, Information Technology, Software Version Control
- **Published:** July 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gj93uc

## About the Role

A challenger and motivator - You embrace hard problems and drive innovative automated solutions. Personal and professional growth is part of your everyday mindset, and you bring that energy to your teammates as well.

 - A clear and compelling communicator - You can articulate designs and complex concepts to audiences ranging from interns to directors, through well-documented code, written artifacts, and verbal communication.

 - Curious and contrarian when it counts - You're not a path follower by default. You're comfortable taking a contrarian viewpoint when it genuinely serves the customer, and you actively seek out new approaches and perspectives.

 - A proactive, long-term thinker - You think critically about growth, scale, and global demand. You consider the full range of choices and outcomes before committing, and you help your team do the same.

 - Patient and persistent - You understand that global impact is an iterative process. You operate with an ingrained improvement loop: setting goals based on customer feedback, designing solutions, executing, refining, and continuously raising the bar., 3+ years of development/programming/scripting language (Python/Java/Bash/Perl) experience

 - Experience with automation and any version control tools, or experience in managing and troublshooting network and experience in Network protocols like DNS/DHCP/TCP

 - 7 years' experience with Linux and/or Windows Operating System support including in-depth understanding of one or both OSs, configuring, managing or troubleshooting systems at scale

 - Experience with PowerShell scripting, database administration and client server applications

 - Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above

Preferred Qualifications

 - Master's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent, or Master's degree in computer science, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, IT or equivalent

 - Experience managing full application stacks from the OS up through custom applications, or experience in web security and experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities

 - Knowledge of one or more of the following domains: access-control system and methodology, network security, application- and system-development security, security architecture and models, cryptography, and operations security

 - Experience leading highly-available and fault-tolerant enterprise and web-scale software deployments

 - In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP and networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, BGP, IPSec and OSPF

 - Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

## Description

Bespoke Solutions is seeking a seasoned Senior Systems Development Engineer to join our team building next-generation infrastructure solutions for Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC). ADC extends the full power of AWS cloud infrastructure to customers, countries, and organizations with the most stringent security, compliance, and data sovereignty requirements - including government, defense, and regulated industries.

This is a high-impact, high-visibility role where your systems expertise and architectural decisions will directly shape the reliability, scalability, and security of infrastructure operating at global scale.

As a Senior Systems Development Engineer, you will own the design, implementation, and operational excellence of the systems and automation platforms that power Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC). You'll lead complex infrastructure initiatives end-to-end - from ambiguous problem definition through architecture, build-out, and long-term operability. You'll partner closely with software engineers, security engineers, and product teams to translate demanding customer and compliance requirements into robust, automated, and scalable infrastructure solutions.

You'll also serve as a technical anchor for your team: mentoring engineers, driving systems engineering best practices, and raising the bar on automation, reliability, and operational rigor.

Our Engineering Philosophy

At AWS, we "work backwards" - we start with the customer and work our way back to the technology. Senior engineers at this level are expected not just to execute, but to define what needs to be built and why. We're looking for systems engineers who can synthesize complex operational and compliance requirements into clear infrastructure strategies, move fast with high judgment, and continuously raise the bar for what's possible in some of the world's most demanding environments.

If Arlington HQ2 (Arlington, VA):

This role will sit in our new headquarters in Northern Virginia, where Amazon will invest $2.5 billion dollars, occupy 4 million square feet of energy efficient office space, and create at least 25,000 new full-time jobs. Our employees and the neighboring community will also benefit from the associated investments from the Commonwealth including infrastructure updates, public transportation improvements, and new access to Reagan National Airport.

By working together on behalf of our customers, we are building the future one innovative product, service, and idea at a time. Are you ready to embrace the challenge? Come build the future with us.

This position requires that the candidate selected must be a US Citizen and currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work., Develop and maintain AWS infrastructure using CDK (TypeScript) and scripting, including configuration and management of cloud-based networking services and architectures

 - Configure and maintain a logically isolated classified development environment within the AWS Secret Cloud region

 - Monitor system health and perform routine patching and software updates across all hosted services

 - Administer the GitLab repository, including user access, pipelines, and version control management

 - Support physical lab connectivity, network switch configuration, KVM architecture, and developer workstations


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