System Development Engineer, Marketplace

AI in this role

Builds infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and AI-powered operational tooling to expand AWS Marketplace into isolated government cloud regions.

cdkcloudformationaws

software-engineeringsystems-engineeringci-cdinfrastructure-as-codeautomation

Application deadline: Oct 4, 2026

We are seeking a talented cleared engineer to help enable and expand AWS Marketplace into isolated and government cloud regions. You'll build the tooling, automation, and infrastructure that empower service teams to deploy into new partitions — from infrastructure-as-code and deployment pipelines to regional onboarding automation and operational support tooling. If you thrive at the intersection of software development, systems engineering, and cloud operations in high-security environments, we want to talk.

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Systems Development Engineer to join the AWS Marketplace Special Regions Enablement Team (SRET), which owns the infrastructure, automation, and deployment tooling that enables Marketplace services to operate in air-gapped government regions. You'll work across the stack — building CDK constructs, CI/CD pipelines, AI-powered operational tooling, and automation that unblock service teams deploying into classified partitions where standard commercial patterns don't apply.

Key job responsibilities
As a Systems Development Engineer you will:

- Design, build, and maintain infrastructure-as-code (CDK/CloudFormation) for deploying Marketplace services into classified partitions

- Build and operate CI/CD pipelines tailored to air-gapped and isolated environments

- Partner directly with service teams to unblock their regional deployments and resolve environment-specific issues

- Drive automation that reduces operational toil and improves deployment velocity across regions

- Contribute to operational readiness reviews and region launch activities

- Troubleshoot complex cross-service and cross-region issues, researching root causes and driving resolution

- Leverage and build AI-powered tooling to accelerate operational workflows and improve developer productivity

- Participate in an on-call rotation to support mission-critical regional services

A day in the life
On a typical day you might troubleshoot a deployment pipeline failure in an isolated partition, build new CDK automation for an upcoming region launch, pair with a service team to resolve a region-specific configuration issue, or design a new approach to automate a previously manual onboarding process. You'll operate with high autonomy, own problems end-to-end, and ship solutions that directly impact when and how services go live for government customers.

This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

About the team
The AWS Marketplace Special Regions Enablement Team (SRET) enables and supports the expansion of AWS Marketplace into classified and isolated cloud partitions. We build the tooling, automation, and infrastructure that empower service teams to deploy Marketplace capabilities into air-gapped government regions. Our work spans infrastructure-as-code, deployment pipelines, operational readiness, and direct partnership with service teams navigating the unique constraints of high-security environments. We're a small, high-trust team where every engineer has outsized impact.

We take work-life balance seriously. The problems we solve are hard and the mission matters, but we don't believe burnout produces great engineering. We maintain sustainable pace, respect boundaries, and trust each other to manage time responsibly. When the team is healthy, the work is better — and we actively protect that.

This role requires on-site presence at one of our listed office locations five days per week. We believe that in-person collaboration accelerates innovation, strengthens team bonds, and is especially important for the security-sensitive work we do. You'll be embedded with your team daily, working side-by-side on complex problems in a fast-moving environment.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic qualifications

- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 1+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 4+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience
- Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
- Current, active TS/SCI US Government Security Clearance

Preferred qualifications

- Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology
- Experience in an AWS environment, including VPC, EC2, EBS, S3, SQS, CloudFormation and Lambda
- Experience working with or having knowledge of cloud computing and existing cloud technologies

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CO, Denver - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually

How we rate this

System Development Engineer, Marketplace at Amazon rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.

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

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Open the description and count.

Key facts

System Development Engineer, Marketplace is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 2 of 4: Uses AI.
The listed salary is $129k-$175k a year.
The role is based in US, CO, Denver.
The job was posted on September 29, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

Prepare for this job

A free preview built only from this posting: what it asks for, what you could be asked in an interview, and how to adjust your resume.

Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Software EngineeringSystems EngineeringCi CdInfrastructure As CodeAutomationCdkCloudformationAWS

Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where software engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where systems engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where ci cd was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where infrastructure as code was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where automation was part of your work. What did you do?

Adapt your resume

List these exact terms on your resume: Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Ci Cd, Infrastructure As Code, and Automation. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them — a tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
Put the AI tool in a bullet point about what you did, not just in a skills list — this role treats it as a required part of the job.

Want an expert to read your CV for this job?

Free. Send your CV and the role you want next. We reply by email within 2 to 4 business days.

Get a free CV review

Get new AI jobs (Uses AI ●●○○ or higher) by email

One email a week with the new AI jobs (Uses AI ●●○○ or higher), each rated for how much AI is in the work. No recruiter spam, unsubscribe in one click.

Also alert me for new jobs at Amazon

Free. One email a week. Unsubscribe in one click.