System Development Engineer II, ICON, Amazon

System Development Engineer II, ICON, Amazon Be among the first 25 applicants Amazon has an opportunity for a System Development Engineer specialist on the Intelligent Cloud Hosting (ICON) team. This team hosts Amazon’s websites including Amazon’s global marketplaces and partner portals and consumer experiences such as Kindle, Alexa or Amazon Video. The team delivers the HTML that delights our customers and ensures that all underlying transactions are processed error‑free. This includes payments, tax, contracts, returns, inventory, and notifications; and brand new experiences that have never been done before. In short, we perform cloud infrastructure management at the biggest scale in the known universe. Key job responsibilities Troubleshoot, debug, evaluate and resolve computer‑identified alarms (Oncall), make feature enhancements, fix bugs, perform systems management, software deployments, migrations and host management during office hours. Develop tools and automations to achieve human‑free operations, modifying software in a way that leverages the overall system architecture. Create and update a strategic SRE toolkit built on AWS technology, used across Amazon to deploy, monitor and operate the hundreds of thousands of services that power our highly distributed architecture. These tools include orchestration, predictive analytics, monitoring, problem diagnosis and automated repair. Analyse SRE data and deploy configurations that intelligently manage how traffic flows through our highly distributed architecture to our customers. About The Team The ICON team is a diverse international team made up of engineers, developers, administrators and managers from around the globe. They are obsessed with operational quality, security, reducing cost, increasing availability and keeping the largest eCommerce infrastructure purring. They have offices in Sydney, Seattle, New York, Dublin, Bangalore and Hyderabad. We’re looking for a Systems Development Engineer who is inventive, who understands operational excellence, and can work to scale. Basic Qualifications Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large‑scale infrastructure Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust Experience with Linux/Unix Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes 4+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands‑on systems engineering experience Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of large‑scale infrastructure Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby Experience with Linux/Unix operating systems Bachelor's degree or above in computer science or equivalent Preferred Qualifications 5+ years of relevant hands‑on systems engineering and administrative work in networking, storage systems, operating systems experience Experience working in an Agile or Scrum environment Experience leading development lifecycle processes and best practices, especially in the areas of deployment automation and monitoring Experience in Linux OS and network troubleshooting, or experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems and experience in any Bigdata architecture Degree in advanced technology, or experience in database (eg. SQL, NoSQL, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Kinesis) Acknowledgement Of Country In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. IDE Statement Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Amazon by 2x Get notified about new System Development Engineer jobs in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Job ID: A Amazon Support Services Pty Ltd #J-18808-Ljbffr