System Development Engineer II, Leo Enterprise Infrastructure & Operations

Amazon LEO (Project Kuiper) is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast reliable internet to customers and communities around the world and weve designed the system with the capacity flexibility and performance to serve a wide range of customers from individual households to schools hospitals businesses government agencies and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

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This Systems Development Engineer role focuses on supporting essential Leo shared services and specific design-manufacturing functional domains like Printed Circuit Board and Application Specific Integrated Circuit design. These functions require managed software services lab environments infrastructure for their software and data all in support of satellite research and development. Youll design environments and manage both their physical and cloud infrastructure which includes operating systems administration across Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows used by the business critical design functions.

The position requires hands-on management of server deployments system maintenance and infrastructure improvements while ensuring consistent uptime for engineering teams. Working directly with stakeholders youll gather requirements plan improvements and implement changes through formal change control processes. Success in this role demands strict adherence to change management procedures to maintain system stability including proper documentation stakeholder approval and scheduled maintenance windows. Youll balance urgent system needs with controlled changes while maintaining both cloud and physical environments supporting satellite development operations.


Key job responsibilities
Manage RHEL supporting engineering tools
Manage Windows supporting engineering tools
Manage VMWare VSphere and guests
Maintain uptime for critical design and manufacturing applications
Implement and manage cloud infrastructure
Handle physical server deployments and maintenance
Create and enforce change management procedures
Work directly with engineering teams to understand requirements
Plan and execute system improvements
Document technical processes and configurations
Develop Automation
Disaster Recover and Business Continuity Planning
Design and implement technical solutions
Service monitoring


A day in the life
A day in the life
Your day begins reviewing system alerts and performance metrics across the Siemens ASIC EDM and Team Center environments. Youll handle RHEL Linux system maintenance while coordinating with engineering teams to schedule critical updates through the change management process. Time is split between managing physical server infrastructure and cloud resources often troubleshooting application performance issues that impact satellite design work. Youll participate in planning meetings to understand upcoming engineering needs then translate those requirements into infrastructure improvements. Throughout the day youll handle urgent support requests from design teams implement approved changes during designated maintenance windows and document system modifications. Youll write and test automation scripts to improve system reliability while maintaining backup and recovery procedures for critical engineering data. The role requires constant prioritization between immediate operational needs and long-term infrastructure planning all while ensuring proper change control procedures are followed to maintain stability of these essential engineering systems.


- Experience in automating deploying and supporting large-scale infrastructure
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python Ruby Golang Java C C# Rust
- Experience with Linux/Unix
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes

- Experience with distributed systems at scale
- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking storage operating systems)

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at VA Arlington - 129200.00 - 174800.00 USD annually
USA WA Bellevue - 129200.00 - 174800.00 USD annually