Job Description
The Core Networking team is looking for a Network Development Engineer to contribute to our Inter-DC & Optical team.
This role involves building, deploying, and scaling the Amazon networks that support AWS, customers, and other business units across multiple global datacenters.
About Our Team
AWS Core Networking focuses on developing Data Centers and the network that enables efficient Data Center operation. We own solutions that aggregate racks and interconnect Data Centers. Our goal is to balance efficiency, performance, and reliability to provide customers with access to their applications and data.
Your Responsibilities
* Create and implement changes on the network.
* Work closely with automation teams to define tools for scaling at higher volumes.
* Lead network projects in sustaining engineering, deployment/implementation, scaling, technology refresh, best practices application, and/or optimization.
* Sustain next-generation networks for significant AWS customers by providing critical network support to diagnose, mitigate impact, and resolve large-scale networking events.
* Operate and troubleshoot network routing, interconnectivity, platforms, performance, and configurations issues.
* Maintain standards across the networking toolset and ensure compliance with those standards and policies.
* Deliver simple, sustainable, and repeatable solutions and processes.
* Collaborate with highest-tier escalation engineers/resolvers.
* Create and review documentation regarding network implementation/deployments, recurring issues, new standard operating procedures, knowledge transfer material, etc.
Requirements
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
* Experience with rollout of large DWDM networks and Optical network technologies.
* Experience with optical planning and modeling tools.
* Professional development experience with Python or similar tool for network automation scripting.
* Excellent network analysis fundamentals and robust troubleshooting skills.
* Good working knowledge of IP networking fundamentals.
* Strong Unix skills and ability to script/program in a language are desirable.
* Meets/exceeds Amazon's leadership principles requirements for this role.
* Meets/exceeds Amazon's functional/technical depth and complexity for this role.