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Systems Engineer, EC2


Company : Amazon


Location : Reading, South East


Created : 2025-04-04


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Job ID: 2824781 | AWS EMEA SARL (UK Branch)Interested in learning more about this job Scroll down and find out what skills, experience and educational qualifications are needed.Would you like to help implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve the most complex technical problems? Are you excited by the prospect of building and running the world's largest cloud computing infrastructure to provide a better world for future generations?Amazon Web Services (AWS) builds and operates some of the largest internet infrastructure on the planet; providing companies of all sizes with an infrastructure web services platform in the cloud. With AWS, customers provision compute power, storage, database, and other cloud resources as their business demands them. To meet the growing demand for AWS Services around the globe, we need exceptionally motivated people who are driven by learning and innovation.AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations from foundational services such as Amazons Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWSs services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, youll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.If you join us youll be part of a world-class team in a dynamic environment that has the entrepreneurial feel of a start-up. As a member of the team providing EC2 services you will be delivering foundational capability that benefits all customers!This is an opportunity to operate and engineer systems on a massive scale, and to gain world class experience in cloud computing. You'll be surrounded by people who are passionate about cloud computing, believe that first class service is critical to customer success, and are committed to improvement.Top reasons to join our team:Be a catalyst to deliver a truly disruptive products that are growing rapidlySolve unique and first-order problems at massive-scale across many AWS ServicesLearn how to build and operate distributed systems at massive scaleBuild and influence the tools and utilities that are part of the AWS fleet running our internal servicesKey job responsibilitiesAmazon has a collaborative, purposeful and enthusiastic environment where we Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History. On a typical day engineers might dive deep into understanding the root cause of a customer issue, investigate why a metric is trending the wrong way and consult with senior engineers at Amazon. We own our services and believe in making out-of-hours support as painless as possible. To achieve this, we implement Operational Excellence best practices and strive to automate manual processes.Our Systems Engineering roles help engineers develop a broad range of skills. They utilise their Linux skills to troubleshoot, innovate fixes and workarounds, keep software up-to-date and provide data and metrics that help manage the capacity and efficiency of our services. They draw on their networking knowledge to identity and troubleshoot network connectivity issues. They communicate clearly and collaborate with others to deliver results. They are self-starters, comfortable dealing with ambiguity and change. They are customer-obsessed, always looking to understand customer pain points and find resolutions quickly and completely.BASIC QUALIFICATIONSBachelors Degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science or related field, or relevant work experienceWorking knowledge of Linux system administrationExperience of systems automation using BASH, Python, Perl, etcExperience of network fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, routing, switching, HTTP)Good troubleshooting skills at all levels, from application to network to hostPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSExposure to cloud computing concepts and design considerationsExperience in a production environmentExperience of monitoring frameworks (such as CloudWatch, Datadog, Grafana, Elastic or similar)Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.Posted: July 12, 2024 (Updated about 1 hour ago)#J-18808-Ljbffr