Description

The Kéya team is looking for an ADC Engineer. The AWS Kéya team works with and supports the services and tools which support AWS - like AWS Management Console, AWS-Documentation, and AWS-SDK. As a member of this team, you will be exposed to most AWS services and technologies. Our support engineers work in a fast-paced environment with our multi-disciplined service teams to deliver these cutting-edge services to our customers. Kéya team members own the scaling and management of services across AWS regions supporting the US Government. AWS is looking for engineers passionate about both development and operations. The candidate should have a strong desire to learn and be curious about Amazon's internal and external services. This is a true DevOps role; you will be both allowed and expected to follow problems all the way to the end and work on implementing real solutions and not just quick fixes. A candidate who wants to go deep and understand how these large systems work will get a chance to excel in this position. A Kéya ADC Engineer will:

• Work with other engineers and service teams to build, manage massively scaled services and diagnose, resolve customer issues

• Perform code builds, deployments and read complex service code

• Track the health of our services, identify and fix problems on complex systems with massive scale

• Refine operational process and procedures

• Participate in team planning and lead small projects

• Mentor junior team members

• Develop simple tools and scripts

• Monitor metrics and dashboards to maintain service SLA’s

The candidate should have a solid understanding of Linux operating systems, to including at least half of the following:

• Various distros and their corresponding package management tools

• Permissions and permissions management

• Log parsing using grep, awk, sed, cut, tr, etc

• Network tools (ip, ifconfig, netstat, tcpdump, strace, netcat, ping, telnet, etc)

• System Monitoring Tools (top, *stat tools, etc)

• DNS and tools (bind, host, dig, nslookup, etc).

This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Denver, CO, USA

Basic Qualifications

• Associate's degree, or Cloud+ or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner)

• 1+ years of systems administration experience (Linux/Windows).

• Networking and troubleshooting experience.

• In lieu of above relevant work experience, degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.

• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years experience with cloud computing technologies.

• 1+ years of experience with support procedures and methodologies for production computing environments.

• Experience automating routine tasks.

• Experience with performance and log analysis.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $188,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.