Network Development Engineer, ADC Network Design, Engineering, and Solutions

About the role

The team drives design, engineering, implementation, operations, reliability, and sustainability of critical Amazon Web Services IP networks for public sector regions. The team works on innovative ways to automate and scale these next-generation networks as we expand.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end ownership of current and newly developing IP networks
• Lead the design and evolution of highly available hyper-scale networks
• Define and influence strategy within and outside the team
• Work closely with network engineers and software developers to automate network deployment and operations
• Drive operational excellence projects to improve network performance and reliability
• Review and implement changes on the network
• Troubleshoot complex problems and develop innovative solutions
• Hiring, mentoring, and coaching engineers

Physical And Other Requirements

• Willingness to support an off-hours operations escalation pager rotation
• Experience dealing with customers during problem resolution and operating efficiently under pressure
• The ability to sit in front of a computer during scheduled work hours with appropriate breaks while maintaining a high level of alertness and attention to detail
• Travel to data center/network sites and Amazon/customer offices as needed
• The candidate selected must obtain and maintain a security clearance at the TS/SCI with polygraph level

About The Team

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of major internet routing protocols experience
• 4+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience
• 1+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience
• Experience in IP networking technologies such as - BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, TCP, SLB, network hardware platforms, and packet forwarding architectures in areas such as network design, engineering, implementation, and/or operations