[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Amazon jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Amazon · Herndon, VA # Systems Development Engineer, Controlled Working Environment, WWPS Engineering, WWPS Engineering US, VA, Herndon Operations Listed on Amazon’s official careers site. Posted March 18, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/3207720/systems-development-engineer-controlled-working-environment-wwps-engineering-wwps-engineering) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Amazon](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) / Systems Development Engineer, Controlled Working Environment, WWPS Engineering, WWPS Engineering ## Job description Do you believe cloud computing will be a disruptive force in government? Do you want to architect and develop new tools to help international governments implement the cloud-enabled agencies/ministries of tomorrow? Do you enjoy mission-driven development, building awesome software, and integrating across a wide variety of services? Amazon Web Services is seeking a top industry technical expert to grow our team dedicated to expanding our Controlled Working Environment (CWE) team to build, operate and maintain a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) approved infrastructure. We are seeking Systems Development Engineers to build and support this working environment. You will help design architectural approaches and automate, enhance, and build new functionality for a complete separated end user workspaces environment. This role is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon’s world-class technical team, working with some of the best and brightest engineers and technical managers in the global community while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere. Amazon has a fast-paced environment where we “Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History.” On a “typical” day engineers might deep dive to root cause a customer issue, investigate why a metric is trending the wrong way, consult with the top engineers at Amazon, or discuss radical new approaches to automate operational issues. ### Our Systems Development Engineers spend time Investigating new ways to improve operations. Defining and developing new solutions to solve technically complex cloud issues for our customers. Investigating system variances about to affect customer applications before an actual outage occurs. Diving deep into new service announcements to determine unique ways to implement them to improve the effectiveness of the CWE. Managing user applications like JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, Duo, etc Studying and learning from industry recognized Amazon distinguished engineers. Due to federal contracts, this position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen. ### Key job responsibilities - Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby - Systems and Network Administration, or System Reliability Engineering - Systems engineering, network, and/or application security - Web protocols, Linux/Unix tools, architecture, and experience building automated tools in Python, Java and/or Ruby ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Mar 18, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 214 days - Location: US, VA, Herndon[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/3207720/systems-development-engineer-controlled-working-environment-wwps-engineering-wwps-engineering) ## More jobs at Amazon ### [AMER DC Delivery Operations Program Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/07e979b6851f581cf195/) US, VA, Herndon ### [AWS Optics Support Engineer, AWS Optics Support Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/79f40bcc2c05b351640d/) US, VA, Herndon ### [Clearable Fleet Remediation Engineering Manager, Fleet Remediation Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/0387cc474a7bf6bd3ed3/) US, VA, Herndon ### [Commissioning Engineer - Retro, Amazon Commissioning](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/1636e02a1823a4de80f8/) US, VA, Herndon ### [Commissioning Engineer, AWS Commissioning](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/b57276c83e521a5d48bf/) US, VA, Herndon ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Pharmacy Controlled Substance Analyst – Tier 1](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/albertsons/jobs/711bbd7a65ca9d9854e7/) Albertsons · Boise, ID, United States ### [Senior Systems Engineer-Development](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/bae-systems/jobs/53bd519edf5db31f972f/) BAE Systems · Nashua, New Hampshire, United States ### [Product Development Systems Engineer II](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/trane-technologies/jobs/539b3c709f5f40ac870d/) Trane Technologies · La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America ### [Senior Systems Engineer - Product Development](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ge-healthcare-technologies/jobs/421e57f622e873f476ae/) GE HealthCare Technologies · Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States of America OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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