Network Development Engineer, GCNA Deployment, AWS Internet Edge

Overview

Amazon is looking for best-in-class Network Engineers to help deploy and automate one of the world’s largest and complex networks. With Amazon our goal is to become “The Infrastructure Platform” to the world. Our customers demand the highest quality and reliability for their services. We are expanding at a tremendous rate and it is our responsibility to maintain quality and reliability while developing innovative ways to automate the scaling of our network.

• Be responsible for deploying network infrastructure across all of our network fabrics that supports the Amazon Retail Service, Kindle, Payments and multiple Amazon services.
• Deploy, scale and automate our network across multiple global datacenters, including existing footprints and greenfield locations.
• Drive scaling of current network designs to meet the demand of our customers.
• Create simple, repetitive deployment processes that increase both velocity and quality.
• Work closely with our internal customers on designs/solutions, bringing those designs/solutions from concept to production.
• Update and create our network standards and ensure that the network is deployed to these standards.
• Implement changes on the network.
• Work closely with automation teams in defining the tools that allow us to scale at unprecedented volume.

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles.

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

• Knowledge of IT best practice frameworks (ITIL, COBIT) and operational excellence concepts or methodologies.
• Knowledge of network hardware and packet forwarding architectures.
• Experience in automation via Bash/shell scripting and Perl/Python programming.
• Experience working with customers to diagnose a problem and work towards resolution.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.