The AWS Global Connectivity and Network Availability (GCNA) Organization is looking to hire highly motivated, best-in-class Network Development Engineer to join our Backbone, Enterprise, and Regional Engineering (BERE) team. Network Development Engineers (NDE) drive the stability and sustainability of our next-generation networks and discover innovative ways to automate and scale our network as we expand. NDE partner with our broader Infrastructure organization on configurations standards and tools, and collaborate with Systems and Software Engineers to ensure fast, smooth roll-out of new designs and products, and also deploy and sustain networking software tools.
AWS GCNA is the backbone that connects the global AWS network and it focuses on controlling the internet traffic that allows users to access their information and applications regardless of where they are in the world. GCNA is responsible for building and designing a complex backbone network that allows internet traffic to flow efficiently between data centers and customers.
If you like to work with new technologies, optimizing existing technology, and have experience participating in network/systems support for a large-scale enterprise or service provider environment, we would like to meet you. Your work will play a key role in driving the stability and sustainability of next-generation IP networks.
Key job responsibilities include:
Create and implement changes on the network.Work closely with our automation teams in defining the tools that allow us to scale at higher volume.Lead network projects in the areas of network sustaining engineering, network deployment/implementation, network scaling, technology refresh, best practices application, and/or network 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, 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.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience in a large-scale network environment.Experience in a network focused hands-on technical role working with IP routing protocols/technologies and platforms in large scale data center and/or WAN network environments.Experience in automation via Bash/shell scripting and Perl/Python programming.Excellent communication and analytical skills.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Thorough understanding of TCP/IP networking, IP routing, Server Load Balancing, and Network Security architecture.Experience with one or more of the following router, server load balancer, and firewall vendor platforms: Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, Arista, Brocade, Extreme, Citrix, F5, Fortinet, Palo Alto, etc.Software development/programming and must be comfortable working in a Linux/Unix environment.Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.
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