Automation Expert, Retail Business Services

Amazon is hiring an Automation Expert, Retail Business Services in Chennai, United States. Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions Python, SQL and ETL among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a mid-level role.
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AI in this role

Amazon Retail Business Services seeks an Automation Expert proficient in Python and SQL to drive process optimizations and automation solutions.

PythonSQLETL

automationprocess-optimizationsystems-thinkingdata-transformation

About Amazon.com:
Amazon.com strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want - low prices, vast selection, and convenience - Amazon.com continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce platform. Amazon's evolution from Web site to e-commerce partner to development platform is driven by the spirit of innovation that is part of the company's DNA. The world's brightest technology minds come to Amazon.com to research and develop technology that improves the lives of shoppers and sellers around the world.

About Team
The RBS team is an integral part of Amazon online product lifecycle and buying operations. The team is designed to ensure Amazon remains competitive in the online retail space with the best price, wide selection and good product information. The team’s primary role is to create and enhance retail selection on the worldwide Amazon online catalog. The tasks handled by this group have a direct impact on customer buying decisions and online user experience.

Overview of the role:
An candidate will be a self-starter who is passionate about discovering and solving complicated problems, learning complex systems, working with numbers, and organizing and communicating data and reports. You will be detail-oriented and organized, capable of handling multiple projects at once, and capable of dealing with ambiguity and rapidly changing priorities. You will have expertise in process optimizations and systems thinking and will be required to engage directly with multiple internal teams to drive business projects/automation for the RBS team. Candidates must be successful both as individual contributors and in a team environment, and must be customer-centric. Our environment is fast-paced and requires someone who is flexible, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a deadline-driven work environment. Responsibilities Include Works across team(s) and Ops organization at country, regional and/or cross regional level to drive improvements and enables to implement solutions for customer, cost savings in process workflow, systems configuration and performance metrics.

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Proficiency in automation using Python
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience with SQL, ETL processes, or data transformation

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with scripting and automation tools
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as AWS CDK
• Knowledge of AWS services such as SQS, SNS, CloudWatch and DynamoDB
• Understanding of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and monitoring solutions
• Understanding of cloud services, serverless architecture, and systems integration
• Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks and orchestration patterns (e.g., Strands, AgentCore, or similar tool-using autonomous agent systems)
• Understanding of agentic AI paradigms (e.g., multi-step reasoning, tool use, planning/execution loops, or autonomous workflow orchestration)

Basic qualifications

- Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights
- Experience with SQL or ETL
- 2+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience

Preferred qualifications

- Knowledge of Python, VBA, Macros, Selenium scripts

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How we rate this

Automation Expert, Retail Business Services at Amazon rates 15 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Automation Expert, Retail Business Services is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in IN, TN, Chennai.
The job was posted on June 30, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

AutomationProcess OptimizationSystems ThinkingData TransformationPythonSQLETL

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Tell me about a project where automation was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where process optimization was part of your work. What did you do?
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Tell me about a project where data transformation was part of your work. What did you do?
Walk me through how you've used Python in your day-to-day work.

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