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# Systems Development Manager

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Reading, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $166,300.0 - $225,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Software Applications, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Delivery, Software Design Patterns, Internet Services, Commercial Software, Software Product Management, Systems Development Life Cycle, Scaled Agile Framework, Software Engineering, System Availability, Information Technology
- **Published:** June 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=95480447303be6b1

## About the Role

* 3+ years of systems engineering and operations leadership for an Internet service or leading edge IT organization experience
 * 5+ years of managing system or software development teams experience
 * 7+ years of relevant hands-on systems engineering and administrative work in networking, storage systems, operating systems experience
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
 * Experience in systems engineering and operations leadership for an Internet service or leading-edge IT organization
 * Experience in managing system or software development teams
 * Experience (hands-on) in systems engineering and administrative work in networking, storage systems, and operating systems
 * Experience in agile software development methodology, * Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
 * Experience with Agile engineering practices (Kanban, continuous delivery, etc.)
 * Experience with AWS platforms, services, and design patterns
 * 5+ years of vendor management experience

 - - 5+ years of experience managing commercial software in a cloud hyperscaler environment (AWS, Azure, etc)

## Description

Within Amazon, IT exists to accelerate development and enable scaled manufacturing. You will be working to establish a departmental IT team, acquiring and managing commercial-off-the-shelf CAD/simulation/product software necessary for organization growth.

 * Lead and mentor a high-performing team of systems development engineers and program managers.
 * Cultivate engineering and operational excellence through metrics and continuous learning
 * Architect, build, and administer commercial-off-the-shelf software applications consistent with Amazon's standards, security policies, and industry best practices.
 * Ensure high availability and business continuity for managed applications.
 * Manage intake of new application requests across your team and peer teams, ensuring business needs are met while costs are minimized.
 * Manage software vendor relationships and contract negotiations
 * Work to rationalize teams software portfolio, acquiring where necessary and leveraging Amazon-wide software tooling where practical.


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