First a little introduction. I joined this forum a little over 4 years ago with zero certifications and no degree. Through this site I found out about Western Governors and became confident enough to enroll and finish out my degree. Although I don't post often (or really at all) this forum has really helped me succeed in both my degree and certifications.
For the last few years I have been working as a Network Engineer in the healthcare field, and in January I moved on and started at Amazon Web Services as a Developer Support Engineer. I love the company, the environment and really enjoy the work.
We are doing a lot of hiring and are looking for additional Developer Support Engineers. The site is located in Dallas and we have been known to extend relocation bonuses and moving services to new hires.
A little bit about the position
http://www.amazon.jobs/jobs/135624/cloud-support-engineer-amazon-web-services
I feel like I could write paragraphs about the job but will try to keep it brief and then let interested parties ask questions. The environment is real relaxed, I wear TMNT shirts, shorts, and flip flops to work. You will work with large and small customers ranging from small companies and startups to MLB and Netflix. This is not managed hosting but developer support, we build and troubleshoot environments, not applications or code internal to the client. Half a shift is helping live contacts via chat or phone, 2nd half is email work. You get about 3 months of initial training and a steady barrage after.
I know the big question will be about compensation and of course I cant type that out, but I can say we hire away from VMWare, Microsoft, and Cisco consistently. Typically you will get a base salary, signing bonus (and/or relocation), and stock. Also, Texas and DFW are very affordable places to live.
What are we looking for? Networking, Operating System both linux and microsoft, coders, databases, big data, etc etc... we do everything. I work in the Networking profile.
If you have questions, post them here or PM me. If you are interested send me your resume as I can your Resume directly to our hiring managers.
