System Engineer, Messaging and Streaming Team

The region service Messaging and Streaming Team (MAST) at AWS is seeking a self-motivated systems engineer to join their customer experience-oriented team. MAST is responsible for building and supporting critical messaging and streaming services including Kinesis Data Streams, SQS, SNS, Amazon MQ, and Apache Flink. This role combines operations and networking expertise to drive automation and service improvement initiatives.

As a Systems Engineer, you'll be part of AWS Utility Computing (UC), which provides foundational services like S3 and EC2, along with continuous product innovations. The position offers unique opportunities to work across multiple messaging and streaming services, driving cross-organizational initiatives to optimize operations and remove bottlenecks.

The role involves creating automation solutions, participating in on-call rotations, analyzing metrics for improvements, and developing documentation. You'll collaborate with a supportive team that values mentorship - new team members are paired with a buddy to help them understand the technology stack and business context.

AWS values diverse experiences and backgrounds, encouraging applications from candidates with non-traditional career paths. The company offers strong career development opportunities through knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and employee-led affinity groups that foster inclusion. Work-life harmony is emphasized, with flexibility built into the working culture.

This position combines technical depth with operational excellence, requiring expertise in Linux systems, scripting, and networking fundamentals. The ideal candidate will bring both technical skills and a vision for service improvement, working to enhance the reliability and efficiency of critical AWS messaging services.