Help shape the future of national security computing as a Senior Cloud Engineer at AWS.
The AWS Cross Domain Operations team is seeking a cleared Senior Cloud Engineer to support essential cross domain services for U.S. Intelligence and Defense customers. Our team maintains and operates the critical AWS infrastructure that enables secure cloud capabilities across classified environments. Your expertise will directly impact national security by ensuring the reliable operation of systems that government agencies depend on every day.
As a Senior Cloud Engineer on our team, you'll be instrumental in managing operational excellence for our always-on cross domain systems. You'll implement and maintain robust processes that drive our availability metrics up and our latency metrics down. We need your operational expertise to ensure our infrastructure is ready to scale for future demands, and your problem-solving skills to streamline processes and improve our response times. If you're passionate about operational excellence and want to apply your skills to support critical national security missions, we want to talk to you.
This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph. The position further requires the candidate to opt into a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.
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Key job responsibilities
As a Senior Cloud Engineer on our Cross Domain Operations team, you will:
You will operate with significant autonomy, making critical decisions that affect system reliability and performance. We're seeking someone who thinks strategically about scaling solutions and consistently asks, "How can this work without manual intervention?"
Success in this role requires strong troubleshooting skills, a calm approach to incident management, and the ability to balance tactical operational needs with strategic improvements. You'll need to maintain high standards for security and operational excellence while working effectively with various stakeholders, including development teams, operational teams, and customers.
Have questions about this role? Start a chat with the recruiter today! Please reach out to Krystan Silva at skrystan@amazon.com for inquiries.
A day in the life
Your typical day begins with your team's daily stand-up, where you and your colleagues review operational priorities and ensure critical tasks are on track to meet SLAs. As a senior member of the team, you'll often provide technical guidance to help unblock issues or suggest more efficient approaches to problems.
Throughout the day, you'll balance several key activities:
As part of our 24/7 on-call rotation, you'll be ready to respond to critical issues affecting our national security customers. During these situations, you'll either directly resolve the issue or guide other engineers through resolution, always focusing on both immediate fixes and long-term prevention.
Weekly operational reviews, which you'll sometimes lead, provide opportunities to drive continuous improvement in our processes and systems. You'll leverage your operational expertise to advocate for high-value investments that balance both immediate needs and strategic goals.
Throughout all these activities, you'll operate with significant autonomy while ensuring our team maintains the highest standards of operational excellence for our critical infrastructure.
About the team
Our Cross Domain Operations team sits at the critical intersection of AWS's national security mission. We're a close-knit group of about 10 talented Cloud Engineers dedicated to maintaining and optimizing AWS cross domain services and hardware that enable secure cloud capabilities across classified environments.
We're part of a broader organization that combines the expertise of both software development and managed operations teams. This unique structure allows us to maintain strong operational excellence while having direct access to development resources and product direction. You'll collaborate regularly with Principal Engineers, Engineering Managers, and Technical Program Managers who all share our commitment to national security and operational excellence.
Our team culture emphasizes technical leadership, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement. We take pride in operating critical infrastructure that directly impacts national security, while maintaining a supportive environment where team members help each other succeed.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $139,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $210,000/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.
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