Network Development Engineer, Datacentre Fabrics

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 equipment that ensure customers have continual access to innovation. The Core Networking team is looking for a Network Development Engineer to join our Network Fabric Engineering (NFE) team, responsible for building, deploying, and scaling Amazon networks that support AWS, customers, and other business units across multiple global datacenters.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploying network infrastructure across all network fabrics that support Amazon Retail Service, Kindle, Payments, and multiple AWS services.
• Deploying, scaling, and automating the network across multiple global datacenters, including existing footprints and greenfield locations.
• Driving scaling of current network designs to meet customer demand.
• Creating simple, repetitive deployment processes to increase velocity and quality.
• Collaborating with internal customers on designs/solutions, bringing them from concept to production.
• Creating and updating network standards, and ensuring network deployment adheres to these standards.
• Creating and implementing changes on the network.
• Working with automation teams to define tools that enable scaling at higher volumes.
• Participating in a 24x7 on-call rotation, with the ability to drive into the workplace for critical events/needs.
• Managing customers during problem resolution and operating efficiently under pressure.
• Traveling to data center/network sites and Amazon/customer offices as needed.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Knowledge of IP networking fundamentals and extensive experience in the application of IP protocols.
• Knowledge of network analysis fundamentals and robust troubleshooting.
• Experience in major internet routing protocols, specifically BGP and OSPF.
• Experience working in a Linux/Unix environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Knowledge of IT best practice frameworks (ITIL, COBIT) and operational excellence concepts or methodologies (Preferred).
• Knowledge of network hardware and packet forwarding architectures (Preferred).