Network Development Engineer, AWS Direct Connect

About the role

AWS Infrastructure Services 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.

We're a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. We collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And we experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain our next generation networks.
• Deliver simple, sustainable, and repeatable solutions and processes.
• Work closely with our broader Network Engineering & Deployment teams to ensure operational readiness for new deployments.
• Drive standards across the network and ensure full compliance to those standards and policies.
• Participate and drive impact mitigation during large-scale events utilizing an established Event Management process.
• Drive event deep dives for large-scale events, deliver high-quality documentation for the events, and drive corrective actions to completion.
• Improve our detection mechanisms by designing and implementing new alerts.
• Create and review documentation and process regarding recurring issues, new standard operating procedures, knowledge transfer material, etc.
• Troubleshoot interconnectivity issues, including troubleshooting of network device configuration and low-level application interaction.
• Identify and drive opportunities to repeatable tasks through creation and maintenance of scripts and tools.

Requirements

• 4+ years of major internet routing protocols experience.
• 4+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of IP networking fundamentals such as BGP, OSPF, and other R&S technologies.
• Experience with networking fundamentals including hands-on experience with load balancers, switches, routers, etc.

Skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, etc.
• Experience with network automation tools and scripting.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Health and wellness programs.
• Employee resource groups.

Pay

Salary range for this position is $120,000 - $180,000 annually.

Schedule

This role is typically a 40-hour per week, full-time position, but may require occasional evening and weekend work as needed.