AWS is pioneering the European Sovereign Cloud (ESC) and needs a seasoned Sr. Systems Engineer with expertise in automation and operations. Join the AWS Managed Operations team in Berlin and lead the charge in building and operating high-availability AWS services like EC2, S3, Dynamo, Lambda, and Bedrock, exclusively for EU customers. Learn more about ESC:
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/in-the-works-aws-european-sovereign-cloud/
Your mission: oversee the ESC launch in 2025, collaborate with global AWS teams, and shape the future of AWS services. Expect to work with tech leaders, refine day-to-day operations, and boost the availability, reliability, and performance of the ESC. Occasional on-call duties are required.
The goal is to deliver scalable, high-availability services to EU customers. If you're a results-driven professional seeking a challenging role with real impact, join us in creating a world-class development engineering and operations team aligned with AWS's commitment to customer satisfaction and continuous innovation.
Utility Computing (UC)
European Sovereign Cloud (ESC) is a part of AWS Utility Computing (UC).
AWS Utility Computing (UC) delivers groundbreaking innovations – from foundational services like Amazon S3 and Amazon EC2 to consistently released new product innovations that distinguish AWS’s services. As a UC team member, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS. Within AWS UC, Managed Operations engineers partner with AWS customers needing specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
Eligibility requirement
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
- Successful applicants must have the legal right to work in Germany.
- Amazon will provide relocation support for successful applicants relocating within the European Union.
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