Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Software Development, System Development Engineering, amazon business

ITSSystemsDevEng(CIS)

£45–65k ~AI est. Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“ITS Systems Dev Eng (CIS) at Amazon UK Services Ltd.. Skills: Infrastructure automation, Observability systems, AWS services, Python. Build and maintain components. Build tools”

Industry & Context.

Software Development, System Development Engineering, amazon business
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshoot systems; Solving straightforward problems; Tackle difficult problems; Troubleshooting; Debugging; Root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

On-call rotations

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Programming with modern language, Linux systems administration, Systems engineering fundamentals, Building or maintaining software components, Version control (Git), CI/CD concepts

Nice to Have

AWS services experience, Troubleshooting and debugging technical systems, Networking administration and troubleshooting, CI/CD pipelines build processes experience, Python in infrastructure automation context, Infrastructure-as-code or configuration management tools, Monitoring and observability tools familiarity

What You'll Do.

Build and maintain components

Write maintainable code

Write well-documented code

Contribute to system design

Make technical trade-offs

Improve operational performance

Automate manual processes

Build CI/CD pipeline components

Support reliable deployments

Support repeatable deployments

Participate in on-call rotations

Diagnose operational issues

Resolve operational issues

Write clear documentation

Improve knowledge bases

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Technical domains; Experienced engineers

Communication Scope

Clear documentation

Full Job Description

Corporate Infrastructure Services (CIS) builds and operates the systems that power Amazon's corporate offices globally — the networks, compute platforms, audio-visual systems, and operational tooling that every Amazonian depends on. Our Systems Engineering function owns the control plane, observability platform, automation frameworks, and engineering standards that make this infrastructure reliable, scalable, and cost-effective across a worldwide footprint. We are looking for a Systems Development Engineer to build and maintain components within our infrastructure automation and observability systems. You will work within one of our technical domains — networking, observability, compute, automation, or AV — building the tools, integrations, and automation that keep corporate infrastructure running at scale. This is a hands-on building role. You will write software, build automation, troubleshoot systems, and improve operational performance. You will work within defined systems and architectures, solving straightforward problems and learning to tackle more difficult ones. You will be supported by experienced engineers who will help you grow your skills across software development, systems design, and operational excellence. You will work with AWS services (Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, S3, CloudWatch), Python, and infrastructure-as-code tools. You will learn to build within our CI/CD pipelines, contribute to our observability platform, and operate the systems you build. Key job responsibilities • Build and maintain components, tools, and automation within an established infrastructure platform using Python and AWS services • Write tested, maintainable, and well-documented code that follows team engineering standards and passes automated pipeline gates • Troubleshoot and resolve issues in your team's systems, researching root causes and thoroughly fixing defects • Contribute to system design discussions, learning to identify risks and make

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