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# System Engineer, Messaging and Streaming Team

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc
- **Location:** UK
- **Salary:** £64,694.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Linux, Domain Name System (DNS), Perl (Programming Language), HTTP Secure, Python (Programming Language), Networking Basics, Routing, Ruby, Data Streaming, TCP/IP, Datadog, Scripting, Grafana, Information Technology, Cloudwatch
- **Published:** August 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5844297074

## About the Role

* Experience 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 problems
 * Knowledge 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 them

 * Bachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science or related field, or relevant work experience
 * Exposure to cloud computing concepts and design considerations
 * Experience in a 24x7 production environment
 * Experience of monitoring frameworks (such as CloudWatch, Datadog, Grafana, Elastic or similar)

## Description

* 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 issues
 * Analysing dashboards and investigating metrics with the vision for improvements
 * Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and runbooks for documentation
 * Discuss radical new approaches to automate operational issues, assess risks and develop creative solutions.
 * Develop strategies for resolving identified problems to prevent future occurrences
 * Assist others in the team

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