Systems Engineer

Who you are

• We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results
• You will need to be a UK national and able to obtain and maintain a UK Government Security Clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical degree or related experience
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals
• Experience working in a 24/7 production environment
• Experience in Linux systems administration and/or development
• Experience working in at least two of these languages: Python, Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby or Bash/Shell
• Knowledge of configuration management systems, such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or related systems
• Experience in site reliability engineering (SRE), systems engineering, systems administration, DevOps, security administration, or network administration
• Experience in network capture and systems troubleshooting
• Experience building scripts, tooling, and automation for large-scale computing environments

What the job involves

• Amazon 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