Description

Pyxis team supports the AWS Builder Tools services such as Apollo, Quilt, and many other developers focused services. Amazon has built a reputation for excellence and as a member of the AWS Pyxis team, you will be exposed to most AWS services and technologies. We are at the forefront of supporting Cloud technologies for our customers. Our engineers work in a fast-paced environment with our multi-disciplined service teams to deliver these cutting-edge services to our customers. We're looking for an System Development Manager who can anticipate the needs of our customers. You will manage the operations of our engineers to work to improve quality through automation of testing, deployment, and problem analysis. Our team drives the deployment velocity for our AWS Builder Tool services. As a manager on this team you will play a critical role and help to grow and develop your staff.

We place a high emphasis on employee development and making sure there are opportunities for personal growth. You will be part of a management team, where each manager has their own sub teams. The management team as a whole need to work closely together to make sure we are maintaining consistent standards and level of support for all of the services we support. This job role is about being part of a team, even as mangers, and needs people who want to be team players in an environment where they will be supported by their peers. This role is located in Denver.

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

In this role, you will:

· Manage a highly technical team of support engineers, system engineers, and system development engineers

· Coordinate operations work with multiple Pyxis service team managers to plan, deploy, and support large scale AWS services and features

· Be a point of escalation for operational events, support best practices, and drive operational issues to resolution.

· Represent regional issues and drive organizational resolution with Builder Tools Leadership

· Audit and improve system metrics, alarms, and architectures to ensure high availability.

· Devise, develop, and champion AWS SE best practices within and between teams

· Monitor service trends to identify opportunities for improvements within existing frameworks, tools and processes to continuously improve systems

· Drive operational priorities to improve operational efficiencies and deliver results

· Be obsessed with our customer's needs and drive them back into the Builder Tools service teams"

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Denver, CO, USA

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)

• 5+ years of Software Development or Systems experience, including hands-on development work and object-oriented design.

• 3+ years of proven track record of high-scale hiring and talent management on teams of multiple disciplines/job families.

• Systems engineering experience (e.g., virtualization, hardware design, operating system tuning), experience building scalable infrastructure software or distributed systems

• This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and currently possess and maintain an active Top Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.

• Strong engineering fundamentals (networking, network services, operating systems)

• Leading development life cycle processes and best practices, especially in the areas of deployment automation and monitoring

• Strong program and product management skills.

• Experience with distributed systems at scale, including AWS platforms, services and design patterns.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $258,800/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.