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Description

Project Kuiper 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.

Join the Kuiper Devices & Systems (KDS) team as a Linux Client Fleet Manager. This is a unique opportunity to shape how Linux client systems are managed within Amazon Kuiper. You’ll own the strategy and operations that keep our Linux endpoints secure, compliant, and optimized for productivity across engineering, manufacturing, and science teams. Working alongside a skilled, mission-driven team, your efforts will directly support Kuiper’s goal of connecting unserved and underserved communities around the world through innovative satellite technology.

Key job responsibilities

- Fleet Management: Oversee the lifecycle of all Linux client systems, including provisioning, configuration management, patching, upgrades, and retirement.

- Security & Compliance: Implement and maintain controls to ensure systems meet rigorous internal and external security requirements (e.g., NIST, FedRAMP, ITAR compliance). Drive initiatives to keep the fleet within defined patches and configuration baselines.

- Tooling & Automation: Develop and improve automation for imaging, software distribution, monitoring, and policy enforcement. Utilize tools like MaaS, Ansible, Puppet, or Tanium for scalable fleet operations.

- Printer Management for Manufacturing: Launch and maintain printers that support SAP-driven manufacturing processes, ensuring seamless integration with Linux endpoints on the manufacturing floor.

- Operational Excellence: Define metrics and dashboards to monitor fleet health, compliance, and performance. Drive initiatives to reduce mean time to repair (MTTR) and increase fleet stability.

- Collaboration: Partner closely with Security, Networking, Manufacturing, and Application teams to support specialized workloads and deploy solutions tailored to Kuiper’s unique environments.

- Process Leadership: Build and document processes for hardware lifecycle management, software approvals, printer onboarding, and user support related to Linux systems.

Due to the need to access certain federal controlled information, you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.

A day in the life

In this role, you will develop automation for Linux provisioning, configuration, and patching. You’ll partner with security, networking, and manufacturing teams to enforce NIST and ITAR compliance, ensuring seamless integration in production environments. Daily work includes managing endpoint security tools, supporting printers on the manufacturing floor, troubleshooting fleet issues, and monitoring compliance dashboards. You’ll document processes, drive root cause analysis, and implement long-term improvements. This hands-on role requires strong technical skills, proactive problem-solving, and a focus on secure and efficient operations.

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

- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

- 1+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

- 7+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering experience

- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)

- Proficiency in Linux management (RHEL, Ubuntu, etc) in Enterprise or Manufacturing Organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with PowerShell (preferred), Python, Ruby, or Java

- Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology

- Familiarity with compliance frameworks (NIST, STIG, FedRAMP) and their application to endpoint environments.

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.