Cloud Support Eng. I

6 months ago


Cape Town, South Africa Amazon Development Centre (South Africa) (Proprietary) Limited Full time

Bachelor’s degree AND 2 years relevant industry experience OR (if no degree) 3 years minimum relevant industry experience
- Experience with Database performance tuning, troubleshooting and setting up monitoring / alarming for production Database environments for Oracle/ PostgreSQL
- A good understanding of distributed computing environments, and experience with Linux/Windows system administration fundamentals, troubleshooting monitoring and analysis
- Good understanding of DNS, TCP/IP protocols and troubleshooting related issues
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with customer service experience / a strong customer focus

Amazon has built a reputation for excellence with examples of being the best in customer service, most trusted and most innovative company. Amazon’s technology business has a history and tradition of leading the world in web related technologies and services. Amazon Web Services Private Limited (AWS South Africa) is seeking highly motivated Database Engineers who are passionate about technology, want to work with the fastest growing Cloud Platform in the world and deliver extraordinary customer experience.

We are seeking people with strong Database and Linux skills to join growing Support team in Cape Town and Johannesburg. You will be responsible for directly supporting customers from all over the world and be able to develop your skills across the AWS platform. Since we’re working in the Cloud, you will need to be very comfortable with not only Database Internals but also networking technologies including DNS, TCP/IP, SSL, DHCP and Load Balancing. If you fit the description, you might be the person we are looking for

Sales, Marketing and Global Services (SMGS)

AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small
- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector.

Key job responsibilities
Learn and use ground-breaking technologies

If you fit the description, you might be the person we are looking for We are a group of smart people, passionate about cloud computing, and believe that world class support is critical to customer success.

A day in the life
First and foremost this is a customer support role - in The Cloud.
- Apart from working on a broad spectrum of technical issues, an AWS Support Engineer may also coach/mentor new hires, develop & present training, partner with development teams on complex issues or contact deflection initiatives, participate in new hiring, write tools/script to help the team, or work with leadership on process improvement and strategic initiatives to ensure better CX and compliance with global AWS standards, practices and policies.
- Career development: We promote advancement opportunities across the organization to help you meet your career goals.
- Training: We have training programs to help you develop the skills required to be successful in your role.
- We hire smart people who are keen to build a career with AWS, so we are more interested in the areas that you do know instead of those you haven’t been exposed to yet.
- AWS Support is 24/7/365 operations and shift work will be required.

Cape Town, ZAF | Waterfall City, ZAF

About the team
Diverse Experiences

Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Cape Town, ZAF | Waterfall City, ZAF
- Exposure to Virtualization (VMware, Xen, Hypervisor) and/or security concepts and best practices
- Understanding of IPsec, VPN, Load Balancing, Iperf, MTR, Routing Protocols, SSH, Networks



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