Senior Systems Engineer

Who you are

• This role requires you to be a national of an EU member state
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required
• AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying
• Systems engineering experience, working with hardware, software, networking, operating systems
• Experience in Python, Perl, or another scripting language
• Expertise in Linux and networking with proven ability to conduct advanced system diagnostics, implement preventive measures, and resolve complex technical issues that impact system performance, reliability, scalability, and high availability across distributed software environments. Demonstrated success in root cause analysis, performance optimization, and implementing robust monitoring solutions to ensure seamless operation of mission-critical systems
• Experience in leading the creation, revision, and/or improvement of standard operational procedures (SOPs) and driving operational best practices
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives that align multiple teams and stakeholders across organizational boundaries
• Ability to influence without direct authority
• Experience mentoring and developing teams and engineers
• Experience operating 24x7 high-availability, distributed software applications and performance tuning software applications and optimizing fleet utilization
• Proficient with Infrastructure as Code, (such as CDK, CloudFormation, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or similar)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and Generative AI technologies, including automated deployment, configuration management, continuous integration workflows, prompt engineering, model deployment, and AI-powered automation tools

What the job involves

• AWS has recently launched the inaugural European Sovereign Cloud (ESC), marking a significant development in utility computing (UC)
• To spearhead this initiative, we are actively seeking experienced senior systems engineers with a strong background in automation and operations
• As part of the AWS Managed Operations team, you will play a pivotal role in building and leading operations and development teams dedicated to delivering high-availability AWS services, including EC2, S3, Dynamo, Lambda, and Bedrock, exclusively for EU customers
• Your responsibilities will encompass contributing to the smooth operation of the ESC, working closely with global AWS teams, and influencing the evolution of AWS services and technology
• A typical day in this role involves collaborating with technology leaders, contributing to the enhancement of day-to-day operations, and ensuring improvements in availability, reliability, latency, performance, and efficiency of the ESC. You will be required to occasionally participate in “on-call” rotations to resolve incidents occurring out-of-hours
• The overarching goal is to deliver scalable services and ensure a high-availability experience for EU customers
• If you are an experienced professional ready for a challenging and impactful opportunity, we invite you to join our efforts in building a best-in-class development engineering and operations team that aligns with AWS' commitment to customer satisfaction and continual innovation