Cloud Support Engineer-I, GovCloud Support Team (US)

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, pioneering cloud computing and continuously innovating.
$71,100 - $158,900
Backend
Entry-Level Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
1+ year of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Cloud
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Description For Cloud Support Engineer-I, GovCloud Support Team (US)

The AWS Premium Support team is seeking experienced Support Engineers to provide world-class support on all AWS offerings. As a Cloud Support Engineer-I for the GovCloud Support Team, you will:

  • Resolve customer technical issues ranging from EC2 Linux general guidance to complex Big Data (EMR, Data Pipeline) configuration and third-party integration issues
  • Develop tools and interact with peers developing AWS offerings
  • Coach/mentor new hires, develop & present training
  • Partner with development teams on complex issues or contact deflection initiatives
  • Participate in new hiring
  • Write tools/scripts to help the team
  • Work with leadership on process improvement and strategic initiatives
  • Act as the "voice of the customer" to development teams for recurring issues or feature requests

Key responsibilities:

  • Learn and use groundbreaking technologies
  • Apply advanced troubleshooting techniques to provide unique solutions
  • Interact with leading engineers worldwide
  • Partner with AWS teams to reproduce and resolve customer issues
  • Provide feedback to internal AWS teams on service improvements
  • Drive customer communication during critical events
  • Lead projects to improve support processes and customer experience
  • Write tutorials, how-to videos, and technical articles for the developer community
  • Work on critical, highly complex customer problems spanning multiple AWS services

This role operates on a follow-the-sun model, with no after-hours on-call or mandated overtime. You'll work 5 days a week on a rotational basis, with schedules potentially aligning to Sunday-Thursday, Tuesday-Saturday, or Monday-Friday.

AWS values diverse experiences and fosters an inclusive team culture. They offer mentorship, career growth opportunities, and strive for work-life harmony.

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Responsibilities For Cloud Support Engineer-I, GovCloud Support Team (US)

  • Resolve customer technical issues across AWS offerings
  • Develop tools and interact with peers developing AWS offerings
  • Coach/mentor new hires and develop & present training
  • Partner with development teams on complex issues
  • Write tools/scripts to help the team
  • Work on process improvement and strategic initiatives
  • Act as the 'voice of the customer' for recurring issues or feature requests
  • Apply advanced troubleshooting techniques
  • Drive customer communication during critical events
  • Write tutorials, how-to videos, and technical articles

Requirements For Cloud Support Engineer-I, GovCloud Support Team (US)

Linux
Python
Ruby
Java
  • 1+ years of software development, or 1+ years of technical support experience
  • Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent, or 6+ months of technical support experience
  • Knowledge or experience with system administration, and troubleshooting any operating system (Linux and/or Windows)
  • Knowledge of networking concepts, protocols, and tools (including HTTP/s, TCP/IP, DNS, OSI model, routing, switching, firewalls, LAN/WAN, traceroute, iperf, dig, CURL or related)
  • Understanding of virtualization and cloud computing

Benefits For Cloud Support Engineer-I, GovCloud Support Team (US)

Medical Insurance
Equity
  • Medical, financial, and other benefits (details not specified)
  • Mentorship and career growth opportunities
  • Work-life harmony
  • Employee-led affinity groups
  • Ongoing events and learning experiences

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