Cloud Support Engineer I (Database), AWS Support
1+ years of software development, or 1+ years of technical support experience Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems As a Cloud Support Engineer you will learn at an accelerated pace how to use and leverage many different cloud technologies to help our customers succeed. You will act as the Cloud Ambassador across AWS products, providing our customers with required tools and... tactics to scale their impact in world-wide markets. Key job responsibilities The Database role supports a broad range of Database technologies hosted here at AWS, including Amazon Aurora, AWS Database Migration Service, Oracle, PostgreSQL, DocumentDB, SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB and more which are used by our customers as cost-effective and highly reliable database solutions to power their mission critical applications. A day in the life You will be primarily responsible for solving customers cases through a variety of contact channels (telephone, email, and web/live chat), applying advanced troubleshooting techniques to provide tailored solutions and working with them to dive deep into the root cause of an issue. You will drive initiatives that improve support-related processes and our customers experience. These can include tutorials, how-to videos, technical articles, trainings, among others. You will leverage your customer support experience to provide feedback to internal AWS teams on how to improve our services, and work on critical, highly complex customer problems that may span multiple AWS services. You will be continuously learning groundbreaking technologies, and developing new technical skills and other professional competencies. You will act as interviewer in hiring processes, and coach/mentor new team members. PLEASE NOTE: This role requires the flexibility to work 5 days a week (occasionally on weekends) on a rotational basis. Schedules may align to Sunday - Thursday, Tuesday Saturday or Monday - Friday. About the team AWS Support Engineering is a customer-facing global organization that provides technical support to our customers as well as our internal teams. As a member our team, you will be at the forefront of this transformational technology, operating on a follow-the-sun model. You will be assisting a global list of companies and developers that are taking advantage of a growing set of services and features to run their mission-critical applications. We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Pdx170, OR, USA Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent Knowledge or experience with system administration, and troubleshooting any operating system (Linux and/or Windows) and networking (HTTP/s, TCP/IP, DNS, OSI model, routing, switching, firewalls, LAN/WAN, traceroute, iperf, dig, CURL or related). Knowledge or experience with database engines: MySQL/Oracle/PostgreSQL/MariaDB/SQL Server/Amazon Aurora. Knowledge or experience with database troubleshooting, administering database engines, and HA & DR topologies for databases. Knowledge or experience with performance tuning and monitoring/alarming for production database environments. Knowledge of database migrations. Understanding and/or experience with cloud computing and security concepts with any cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). Experience scripting or developing in one or more of the following languages: UNIX Shell, Python, R, Ruby, GO, Java, .NET (C#), JavaScript. Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us Apply Job!