Network Development Engineer II, Internet Edge Operations

Amazon • Seattle, WA

7d • $136,000 - $184,000 • Onsite

About The Position

AWS Infrastructure Services is responsible for the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, ensuring the continuous operation of AWS data centers and all associated equipment. The AWS GCNA (Global Connectivity and Network Availability) Organization is seeking a Network Development Engineer to join their EDGE team. This role involves partnering with the broader Infrastructure organization on configuration standards and tools, and collaborating with Systems and Software Engineers to facilitate the smooth rollout of new designs and products, as well as deploying and sustaining networking software tools. The GCNA organization is the backbone of the global AWS network, optimizing internet traffic to ensure users can access information and applications worldwide. They are responsible for building and designing a complex backbone network for efficient data center and customer traffic flow.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of IP networking fundamentals such as BGP, OSPF and other R&S technologies

Responsibilities

• Perform high quality network and/or systems operations, deployments, scaling, technology refreshes, sustaining engineering, best practices application, optimization, internal/external customer interactions, and produce appropriate technical documentation.
• Create and implement changes on the network.
• Work closely with automation teams in defining tools for scaling at higher volume.
• Lead network projects in areas such as sustaining engineering, deployment/implementation, scaling, technology refresh, best practices application, and/or optimization.
• Sustain Amazon Web Services’ 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, including necessary low-level application interaction, Unix systems, and new age networking software tools.
• Drive and support innovation from Top of Rack to the Network Border.
• Partner with the broader Network/Infrastructure organization in network engineering, configurations standards, and tools.
• Work closely with Network/Systems/Software Engineering teams to ensure fast, smooth roll-out of new designs and products, and assist with the deployment and sustaining of networking software tools.
• Maintain standards across the networking toolset and ensure full compliance to those standards and policies.
• Deliver simple, sustainable, and repeatable solutions and processes.
• Collaborate with the highest tier escalation engineers/resolvers.
• Create and review documentation and process regarding network implementation/deployments, recurring issues, new standard operating procedures, and knowledge transfer material.
• Evolve routing policy, implement traffic engineering solutions, grow peering footprint, secure the internet edge, and architect hardware platforms and network design.
• Develop automation, write software, and work with partner teams to continually improve and automate Internet connectivity in areas such as capacity delivery, configuration deployment, impairment detection, and traffic optimization.
• Make decisions on a day-to-day and long-term strategic basis.
• Work in a 24x7 team on call rotation, with the ability to drive into the workplace for critical events/needs.
• Manage customers during problem resolution and operate efficiently under pressure.
• Sit at the 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.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed