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# Windows Kernel / Device Driver Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Bellevue, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, C++ (Programming Language), Command-Line Interface, Software Debugging, Device Drivers, Hyper-V, Python (Programming Language), Windows Servers, Windows PowerShell, Microsoft Windows CE, WinDBg, Software Troubleshooting, Build Management, Bug Reporting, Deployment Automation, Windows Kernel
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/use3662038566dff36e3cca468b0eedbe5/eaa

## About the Role

* Experience with Windows validation, servicing, security testing, or systems engineering.
 * Ability to understand C/C++ systems or driver code.
 * Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Windows build environments, VMs, and TAEF or similar test frameworks.
 * Working knowledge of PowerShell and command-line tools.
 * Experience with WinDbg, crash dumps, PDBs, symbol servers, and call-stack analysis.
 * Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and attention-to-detail skills.

Preferred:

 * Previous MSRC or security-servicing experience and familiarity with Windows drivers, ETW, Hyper-V, Driver Verifier, and Python automation., Mandatory Skills : Device Driver programming and debugging crashes, Windows Kernel, WinDbg, PDB, OS internals

## Description

* Review MSRC bugs, repro steps, affected components, fixes, and branches in Azure DevOps.
 * Analyze relevant Windows C/C++ source code and develop validation plans.
 * Build, sign, and deploy Windows components or drivers to test VMs.
 * Create or adapt TAEF tests and compare behavior before and after the fix.
 * Collect test results, logs, ETW traces, dumps, and supporting evidence.
 * Perform basic user-mode and kernel-mode debugging using WinDbg.
 * Configure symbol paths, locate matching PDBs, and analyze symbolized call stacks.
 * Troubleshoot build, deployment, VM, symbol, and test failures.
 * Produce standardized reports covering the issue, validation approach, results, evidence, risks, and conclusions.
 * Update Azure DevOps work items with status and artifact links., Job Description: Windows Patching and Deployment Windows Update Windows Upgrade Windows Licensing (Retail, OEM, MAK, KMS, E3, E5) Autopilot (Preferred) Windows Server 2008,…


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