Network Development Engineer, Data Center Engineering

About the role

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. The Core Networking team is looking for a Network Development Engineer to join our Backbone Enterprise, and Regional Engineering (BERE) team.

Network Development Engineers partner with our broader Infrastructure organization on configuration standards and tools, collaborate with Systems and Software Engineers to ensure fast, smooth roll-out of new designs and products, and deploy and sustain networking software tools. AWS Core Networking focuses on building data centers and the network that allows data centers to function efficiently, balancing efficiency, performance, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-quality network and/or systems operations, deployments, scaling, technology refresh, sustaining engineering, best practices application, optimization, and internal/external customer interactions.
• Work closely with automation teams to define tools that allow scaling at higher volume.
• Lead network projects in sustaining engineering, deployment/implementation, scaling, technology refresh, best practices application, and/or optimization.
• Sustain AWS next-generation networks 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, including low-level application interaction, Unix systems, and networking software tools.
• Partner with the broader Network/Infrastructure organization on network engineering, configuration standards, and tools.
• Collaborate with Network/Systems/Software Engineering teams to ensure fast, smooth roll-out of new designs and products, and assist with deployment and sustaining of networking software tools.
• Maintain standards across the networking toolset and ensure compliance with those standards and policies.
• Deliver simple, sustainable, and repeatable solutions and processes.
• Create and review documentation and processes regarding network implementation/deployments, recurring issues, new standard operating procedures, and knowledge transfer material.
• Work in a 24x7 on-call rotation, with the ability to drive to the workplace for critical events/needs.
• Manage customers during problem resolution and operate efficiently under pressure.
• Travel to data center/network sites and Amazon/customer offices as needed.

About the team

Within AWS Networking, the Backbone, Enterprise, and Regional Engineering (BERE) organization is responsible for the design, implementation, and operations of a wide array of networking infrastructure that provides global connectivity between all AWS Regions and edge locations. BERE provides the massive scale required to support AWS customers and internal services, with a network that grows by 70% annually.

Requirements

• 4+ years of major internet routing protocols experience.
• 4+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment.
• 4+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell, and/or Perl.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of scripting languages (bash, python, etc.).
• Thorough understanding of TCP/IP networking, IP routing, Server Load Balancing, and Network Security architecture and core technologies such as IP, TCP, OSPF/IS-IS, BGP, MPLS, Server Load Balancers, Firewalls, ACLs, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, LDAP, NFS, etc.
• Experience with one or more of the following routers, server load balancer, and firewall vendor platforms: Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, Arista, Brocade, Extreme, Citrix, F5, Fortinet, Palo Alto, etc.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Pay

USA, WA, Seattle - $136,000.00 - $184,000.00 USD annually.