Systems Development Engineer II, Client Engineering - Windows Platform

DescriptionAre you passionate about delivering high quality services and ready to apply your experience at massive scale? Do you enjoy diving deep into unsolved problems and coming up with practical solutions? Do you get satisfaction and enjoyment from building tools and automations?We are looking for an experienced System Development Engineer with deep expertise in Windows OS client management at scale, as well as designing and developing technology solutions to manage the fleet.Systems Development Engineers:Systems Development Engineers at Amazon is a unique role which organically emerged as the company evolved. Inspiration for the Systems Development Engineer came from Systems Engineers who “built” unique technology to solve business and customer problems.Systems Development Engineers perform traditional Systems Engineering and writes or develops scripts, applications, or mechanisms to manage infrastructure. This role was created for the “builder” population of Systems Engineers who go beyond using basic tools and GUIs to implement infrastructure as code and even server-less systems.Client Engineering Windows team:Client Engineering Windows team is part of the Enterprise Engineering organization and manages one of the largest Windows client fleets in the world. Our focus is to consistently raise Amazon’s security bar while ensuring smooth productivity experience for our end users. We build and maintain the solutions to manage Amazon's global Windows client fleets. We are using AWS products to evolve traditional enterprise tools and services at a large scale.We are looking for a Systems Development Engineer with a Windows fleet management and development background. If you are passionate about technology, enjoy working with others, and like to solve technical challenges, keep reading. In this role, you and your team will directly influence Amazon's Windows endpoint management roadmap. You will be a technical leader who solves complex business architectural problems for your team. You will design technology solutions and architectures that solve complex business or technical problems. You will lead projects that improve engineering and operations processes, setting the standards for engineering best practices and operational excellence. You will lead by example, delivering solutions which are inventive, resilient, and extensible. You will use native AWS services, external 3rd party services, and DevOps patterns to manage a growing fleet of Windows client devices.This is a hands-on position where your daily activities include Windows clients fleet administration, developing tools and automation, root cause analysis, maintaining service infrastructures. You will contribute to operations and development activities as we build the next generation of Windows management tools.Basic Qualifications3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience1+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience4+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experienceKnowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, RubyExperience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems4 years of Windows OS fleet management experiencePreferred QualificationsExperience with PowerShell (preferred), Python, Ruby, or JavaExperience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodologyAmazon 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 compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201,200/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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.