System Engineers

Amazon Web Services is looking for system engineers to join our Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). This is an opportunity to join a world class team that is at the forefront of creating the next major computing platform. You will help create a system that will set the pattern for a generation to come.

You should be somebody who enjoys working at a systems level. You should be technically comfortable at various depths, with strong problem engaging and solving ability - capable of diving deeply into a variety of problems whilst maintaining a systemic view. The ideal candidate will have a breadth of experience ranging from distributed systems to kernel interaction in a 24x7 online customer centric environment.

Successful candidates will:

• Have experience with performance analysis, systems software (operating systems, device drivers, database servers, etc.), large scale storage systems and systems architecture.
• Possess a deep understanding of TCP/IP networking, troubleshooting, architecture and core technologies (DNS, LDAP, NFS, FTP, etc.).
• Possess strong Unix/Linux administrator skills.
• Have experience with virtualization technologies.
• Have an understanding of disk array management/configuration, iSCSI, fiber channel and similar technologies.
• Have knowledge of distributed systems and high availability service based architectures.
• Be able to demonstrate current proficiency in one or more scripting languages including Ruby, Python or Perl.
• Have knowledge of system performance methodologies along with hands on empirical monitoring.
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Possess strong analytical skills with excellent problem solving abilities.
• Have strong desire to build, sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
• Have a minimum of 3 years of systems engineering experience.
• Have at least a bachelor's degree in CS or MIS.

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