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Systems Developer, Amazon Leo

Amazon
Arlington, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/21/2026
Description

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Export Control : This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements related to the nature of the work and/or where it will be performed.

Kuiper Production Operations team is looking for a Systems Development Engineer who is motivated to take on challenges and be part of a growing team that analyzes and implements Leo controls. As part of the Kuiper Enterprise Technology team, you are responsible for delivering Leo control systems and processes to meet Leo security and compliance standards. You will be a key liaison with Kuiper service teams, infrastructure teams, Leo Security, and Global Trade and Compliance. Have the ability to dive deep, understand, document, communicate and implement controls for IT systems and processes, and be able to drive innovative process changes and automation throughout the Leo organization.

We have a team culture that encourages ownership, diversity, inclusion, and innovation. You will have an opportunity to work across the entire Leo organization implementing and managing various controls along side Leo Security. Leo security owns policy and definition of controls, and this role owns the coordination, development, implementation, and change management of controls as well as managing defects and improvements.

Key job responsibilities

  • Automate and implement security controls
  • System Development Engineering
  • Assisting certifications and assessments programs by liaising with Leo Security, auditors, and Leo service teams, articulating control implementation and impact, and documenting procedures
  • Helps drive continuous improvements to the Leo compliance program, the program management process, and control implementation projects in coordination with the service teams and Leo Security
  • Captures and tracks information security metrics and goals for all required controls
  • Develop dashboards, canaries, and alarms for all automated controls
  • Clearly communicating vision, deliverables, and project status to management and key technical and business stakeholders
  • Delivers recommendations and risk interpretations in a clear, concise and audience-specific format

A day in the life

This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position, and will work with leaders in multiple technology areas. Have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and be constantly looking for ways to improve your product’s performance, quality and cost. We want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

About The Team

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. We're dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.

Basic Qualifications

  • Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
  • Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C , C#, Rust
  • Experience with Linux/Unix
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with distributed systems at scale

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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.


Company - Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Job ID: A2832771

Salary : $116,300 - $201,200

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