Network Development Engineer , GCNA-D Edge

Amazon • Seattle, WA

1d • $136,000 - $184,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The AWS GCNA (Global Connectivity and Network Availability) Organization is seeking a Network Development Engineer to join its EDGE team. This role involves designing, operating, and implementing large-scale networks, playing a key role in supporting all aspects of connectivity to/from Amazon and the outside world, as well as connectivity between Amazon’s data centers and services. The engineer will design and architect innovations to ensure networks are fail-proof, infinitely scalable, and capable of growth. Network Development Engineers collaborate with the broader Infrastructure organization on configuration standards and tools, and work with Systems and Software Engineers to facilitate fast, smooth roll-out of new designs and products, and to deploy and sustain networking software tools. The AWS GCNA organization is responsible for managing internet traffic, building and designing a complex backbone network for efficient traffic flow between data centers and customers globally. Engineers in the GCNA-D organization evolve routing policy, implement traffic engineering solutions, grow peering footprint, secure the network from external threats, and architect hardware platforms and network designs for Amazon products worldwide. This infrastructure handles terabits of traffic, requiring complex solutions to maintain capacity ahead of demand. Engineers develop automation, write software, and collaborate with partner teams to continuously improve Internet connectivity in areas like capacity delivery, configuration deployment, impairment detection, and traffic optimization. The role involves making strategic decisions with significant impact across Amazon's products.

Requirements

• 4+ years of major internet routing protocols experience
• 4+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience
• 4+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience
• Bachelor's degree or above in computer science or equivalent
• Experience with IP networking fundamentals and TCP/IP, UDP, DNS & DHCP
• Experience with network operating systems such as Cisco IOS and Junos

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or above in computer science, computer engineering, or related field, or 5+ years of technical work experience
• Senior or Lead Engineer experience at other organizations.
• Expert-level certifications (e.g. CCIE, JNCIE) a plus.
• Expert-level scripting and or automation skills in a network environment.
• Software development/programming skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform high quality network and/or systems operations, deployments, scaling, technology refresh, sustaining engineering, best practices application, optimization, internal/external customer interactions, and produce appropriate technical documentation.
• Create and implement changes on the network according to our change management standards.
• Work closely with our automation teams in defining the tools that allows us to scale at higher volume.
• Lead network projects in the areas of networking sustaining engineering, network deployment/implementation, network scaling, technology refresh, best practices application, and/or network optimization.
• Maintain 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, and everything in between.
• Partner with our broader Network/Infrastructure organization in the areas of network engineering, configurations standards, and tools.
• Work closely with our Network/Systems/Software Engineering teams to ensure fast, smooth roll-out of new designs and products, as well as, assist with deployment and sustaining of networking software tools.
• Maintain standards across the networking toolset and ensure that we are fully compliant 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, knowledge transfer material, etc.
• Work in a 24x7 team on call rotation, with ability to drive into workplace for critical events/needs.
• Manage customers during problem resolution and operating 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

• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level