Security Systems Engineer

Who you are

• Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
• Experience with Linux/Unix
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
• Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
• Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems, or experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities and experience in managing and troublshooting network
• Experience with distributed systems at scale
• Experience working on physical security design and implementation of Access Control/Intrusion Detection and CCTV Surveillance systems
• 5+ years of systems development experience

What the job involves

• The Security Products and Solutions (SPS) team owns the full lifecycle of physical security hardware products deployed across AWS’s global data center fleet
• Our portfolio spans nine product categories including boundary control, access control, intrusion detection, media destruction, and radio communications
• We are seeking a SYSDEV Engineer II to complement our existing Hardware Development Engineering team
• While our Hardware Engineers focus on the design, qualification, and deployment of security hardware, this role bridges those products into the broader security ecosystem — ensuring seamless integration with firmware, network infrastructure, and server platforms
• The SYSDEV Engineer II will be responsible for understanding how security products operate within the larger technology stack, developing and validating firmware and embedded software, defining network connectivity and server-side integration patterns, and driving system-level testing across the full security infrastructure
• This role requires a strong systems thinker who can move fluidly between hardware, firmware, and software domains
• Architect and maintain the integration of physical security hardware products (access control panels, intrusion sensors, cameras, media destruction devices) within the broader security ecosystem encompassing firmware, network, and server layers
• Define system-level interfaces and data flows between security devices, management servers, and cloud-based monitoring platforms
• Collaborate with security operations teams to ensure products function reliably within end-to-end security workflows across global AWS data centers
• Develop system architecture documentation that describes how security products interface with data center infrastructure (power, network, rack, and server)
• Define technical requirements for new product integrations, ensuring compatibility with existing security infrastructure and network topology
• Evaluate and recommend system design improvements to enhance product reliability, scalability, and maintainability
• Develop, test, and maintain embedded firmware for security devices, including boot loaders, communications stacks, and device management agents
• Coordinate firmware release processes including version control, qualification testing, staged rollouts, and rollback procedures across the global fleet
• Investigate and resolve firmware-related field issues through log analysis, remote diagnostics, and root cause analysis
• Design and implement network connectivity solutions for security hardware, including protocol selection (TCP/IP, MQTT, HTTPS, RS-485), VLAN configuration, and firewall rule definitions
• Ensure compliance with AWS data center network security policies and standards for all connected security products
• Design and execute system-level test plans covering firmware validation, network integration, server communication, and end-to-end security workflows
• Develop automated test frameworks and tooling to support continuous integration and regression testing of security product ecosystems
• Support qualification of new security products by validating system-level integration prior to production deployment
• Partner with Hardware Development Engineers to ensure new product designs account for firmware, network, and server integration requirements from the earliest design stages
• Work closely with security operations, infrastructure engineering, networking, and software teams to drive seamless deployments
• Represent the SPS team in cross-organizational design reviews, architecture discussions, and vendor engagements
• Author and maintain technical documentation including system architecture diagrams, integration guides, firmware release notes, and operational runbooks
• Establish and enforce engineering standards for firmware development, network integration, and system testing within the SPS team
• Contribute to the team’s knowledge base by documenting lessons learned, best practices, and troubleshooting procedures