Sr. System Development Engineer, PEET

Application deadline: Jul 11, 2026 The Platform Engineering and Emerging Technologies (PEET) team is hiring for a Senior System Development Engineer to lead development and manage operations for AWS Managed Grafana, Managed Prometheus, and Kinesis Video Streams! Youll design, deploy, monitor, and automate infrastructure, tools, and systems to provide a highly-available and resilient platform for our customers and our teams workloads. Would you like to develop innovative cloud computing solutions and solve the worlds most complex technical problems? Do you have a deep passion and desire to engineer and operate the worlds largest cloud computing infrastructure to build a better world for future generations? This is an exciting opportunity to use the latest cloud computing and GenAI technologies to help U.Government agencies implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems. AWS established a specialized group of service teams responsible for the work we are doing with the U.Intelligence Community. We are building some of the largest and most complex distributed systems in the world, and we need adaptable people to help us implement and operate them. 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. Key job responsibilities Key job responsibilities - Design, deploy, monitor, and automate infrastructure, tools and systems to provide a highly-available and resilient platform for our customers and our teams workloads. - We dont like getting paged in the middle of the night or on the weekend, so we work to ensure that our systems are fault tolerant. About the team Why AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help. Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud. Mentorship and Career Growth Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Basic Qualifications - Bachelors degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional) - 6+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 4+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - 6+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience - Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production - Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above Preferred Qualifications - Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers - Experience writing technical documents, project plans and progress reports to leadership and to stakeholders - Experience in process design and documentation - Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication 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. The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.