mid operations Systems Engineer ic · Posted May 15, 2026
$129,200 – $174,800
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a mid-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Herndon, VA. The posting calls out experience with Python, TypeScript, Java, Go. Compensation is listed at $129,200–$174,800 per year.

Role
Systems Engineer
Function
operations
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Herndon, VA
Department
Systems, Quality, & Security Engineering
Posted
May 15, 2026

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Job description

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AWS Security is looking for a driven professional to join its high-security systems engineering team to manage the operation of our physical access control system (PACS), as well as help us automate a sustainable and robust architecture for future growth. As an SysDev, you will be responsible for the overall health and security of our critical service, providing excellent customer service to our partners in a classified environment. Engineers on this team play an integral role in the future of physical security. You will own the integration with enterprise and commodity hardware through proprietary and open source protocols, build extensible management tooling by which customers are delighted, produce infrastructure as code and robust operational monitoring that scales with our growing infrastructure. You will make sure the entire deployment process is performant, automated, and well tested to keep development iteration fast and unhindered by unnecessary operational misses. This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph. Key job responsibilities - Architect and implement enterprise-scale security solutions from conception to production, including custom PACS integrations and security automation frameworks - Design and develop high-availability distributed systems with…

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