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# Senior Systems Engineer, AWS Managed Operations...

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $159,800.0 - $216,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Computing Platforms, Systems Engineering, Code Review, Computer Engineering, Continuous Delivery, Linux, DevOps, Perl (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Scrum Methodology, Reliability Engineering, Ruby, Scaled Agile Framework, Software Systems, Scripting, Information Technology
- **Published:** June 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000g6e54a

## About the Role

8+ years of relevant systems engineering, or systems administration experience using Operating Systems, networking, and storage systems

 - 5+ years of Systems Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) or Enterprise Production experience in Windows / Linux or similar environments

 - 3+ years' experience operating in a 24/7 production environment.

 - 3+ years experience with a scripting language: Perl, Python, Ruby, PowerShell or similar languages

Preferred Qualifications

 - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Engineering or a related discipline

 - 6+ years of networking experience

 - 6+ years' experience with support procedures and methodologies for production computing environments.

 - Development of systems automation in a scripting language: Perl, Python, Ruby, PowerShell or similar languages

 - Experience with Agile engineering practices (Scrum, continuous delivery, etc)

## Description

Would you enjoy diving deep into, operating, and improving some of the largest software systems humanity has ever built? Do the challenges that come of driving technical, business, and cultural change to improve the reliability, performance, and efficiency excite you?, Drive technical design reviews and alignment across multiple engineering and operations teams

 - Define and champion systems engineering standards, tooling, and best practices across the organization

 - Proactively identify and resolve systemic infrastructure risks before they become customer-impacting issues

 - Mentor and develop junior and mid-level engineers, accelerating their growth and technical effectiveness

A day in the life

Why AWS?

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.


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