Network Development Engineer, Amazon Prime Air

Amazon • Austin, TX

8h

About The Position

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our
culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization. We're
working on the future. If you are seeking an iterative fast-paced environment
where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve
real world delivery challenges, and provide visible benefit to end-users, this
is your opportunity. Come work on the Prime Air Team!

The InfraOps team within Prime Air is responsible for the design and
implementation of ground network infrastructure at Prime Air Drone Delivery
Centers. We are currently looking for an experienced Network Development
Engineer to help us optimize and grow our infrastructure. Our services operate
at scale and support workloads critical to safety, so a passion and discipline
around operational excellence is key.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent, or experience with networking and troubleshooting (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, switching, firewalls, LAN/WAN, traceroute, iperf, dig, cURL or related) at an advanced level
• 4+ years of network engineering and deployments for large-scale networks in a corporate environment, including hands-on physical infrastructure installations, hardware integration, racking, and cabling experience
• 4+ years of major internet routing protocols experience
• Experience in wireless system design and architecture, system integration, and RF system analysis

Nice To Haves

• 4+ years of experience with cloud-based networking
• Hands-on experience working with cloud networking technologies such as AWS, Azure, or other cloud platforms, including knowledge of cloud network architectures, virtual private clouds (VPCs), cloud routing, and hybrid cloud connectivity.
• 4+ years of experience with network automation
• Demonstrated experience with network automation tools, scripting for network operations (such as Python, Ansible, or similar), tool development, and implementing repeatable deployment processes for network infrastructure.
• Professional networking certifications - CCNP Service Provider certification, CCNP Enterprise certification, JNCIP-SP (Juniper Service Provider Routing and Switching Professional), or JNCIS-DevOps (Juniper Automation and DevOps Specialist).

Responsibilities

• Design, build and manage networks across several geographic regions.
• Monitor and maintain performance & capacity at Amazon’s office installations to ensure maximum efficiency and operational uptime.
• Provide operational support for multi-vendor data connectivity solutions to support Prime Air’s growth.
• Work with vendors and cross-functional teams for ongoing design efforts and systems support.
• Participate in Operational Excellency by continuously optimizing and automating networking and operations processes.
• Manage severity 2 and 3 tickets while attending on-call rotations during business hours and rostered weekends.

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

What This Job Offers

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