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Job summary
Have you ever wondered how Amazon shipped your order so fast? Wondered where it came from or how much it cost us? To help describe some of our challenges, we created a short video about Supply Chain Optimization at Amazon – http://bit.ly/amazon-scot

We are looking for a System Dev Engineer who will join the team which supports all software applications responsible for managing the database fleet across SCOT. Your problem resolving skill will benefit customers directly, insuring Amazon able to meet all its commitments to our customers. Primary responsibilities include troubleshooting, diagnosing and fixing production software issues, developing monitoring solutions, performing software maintenance and configuration, implementing the fix for internally developed code (Perl, Ruby, C/C++, JAVA), performing SQL queries, updating, tracking and resolving technical challenges, build and develop tools which will automate daily operational activities. Responsibilities also include working alongside development on Amazon Corporate and Divisional Software projects, updating/enhancing our current software, automation of support processes and documentation of our systems.

Your solutions will impact our customers directly! This job requires you to constantly hit the ground running and your ability to learn quickly and work on disparate and overlapping tasks will define your success. High Impact production issues often require coordination between multiple Development, Operations and IT Support groups, so you get to experience a breadth of impact with various groups.

The ideal candidate must be detail oriented, have superior verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational skills, able to juggle multiple tasks at once, able to work independently and can maintain professionalism under pressure. You must be able to identify problems before they happen and implement solutions that detect and prevent outages. You must be able to accurately prioritize projects, make sound judgments, work to improve the customer experience, and get the right things done.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· B.S. in Computer Science or a related field.
· 4 or more years’ overall development/technical support experience.
· Object oriented development experience in C++ and/or Java.
· Experience in UNIX/Linux operating system.
· Experience in database architecture and perform SQL queries.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

. Other desired technical skills include Perl, Ruby, Python
. Knowledge on PostgreSQL/MySQL Database architecture.
· Proven ability to troubleshoot and identify the root cause of issues.
· Demonstrates skill and passion for operational excellence