Systems Development Engineer - Ground Infrastructure, Project Kuiper - Amazon

Description Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity. As a System Development Engineer, you will build tools and processes for monitoring, operating, and scaling ground infrastructure to millions of users around the globe. Use and enhance the tools you and the team develop. Using metrics, scalability in design, and continuous improvement, you will automate repetitive processes to eliminate outages and enable high availability of the ground infrastructure. Key job responsibilities - Continuously strive for operational excellence by seeking to automate away manual processes - Ensure that all systems are designed to be robust, scalable, maintainable and adaptable as the service scales and evolves over time - Build and maintain critical infrastructure, tools and operating procedures to report on the health of ground infrastructure. - Integrate with other existing systems such as trouble ticketing, dashboards, and metrics tools and services - Measure and improve the performance and availability of the Kuiper Ground Infrastructure - Provide critical operations support and incident response for the service, while taking part in an on-call rotation Export Control Requirements: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. A day in the life Project Kuiper is looking for a System Development Engineer for Ground Infrastructure Operations. If you have an understanding of software, systems, networking, and hardware and how they interact, your skills are needed. Work with business partners, leadership and other engineers, influence and lead the design of systems. We need your ideas and your ability to take initiative, innovate, and produce results as we continuously improve the customer experience. Day to day work will vary between automation or other scripting work, operational excellence initiatives, design meetings, coordination with engineering teams and external partners such as AWS Frontier, Telco carriers and Teleports, and/or oncall responsibilities. Basic Qualifications - 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 1+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - 4+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience Preferred Qualifications - Experience with PowerShell (preferred), Python, Ruby, or Java - Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology - Curious to learn in depth about both technology and our customers - A curious self-starter with a proven track record of diving into unknown territory, learning new concepts, and pushing your comfort zone. - An effective multi-tasker who navigates a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with grace and efficiency. 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 $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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.