Amazon is looking for best‑in‑class Network Engineers to help deploy and automate one of the world’s largest and most 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.
Key job responsibilities
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. This includes 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.
Create and update our network standards and ensure that the network is deployed to these standards.
Create and implement changes on the network.
Work closely with our automation teams in defining the tools that allow us to scale at unprecedented volume.
Our ideal candidate is highly autonomous, possesses strong written and verbal communication skills, strong project management and time management skills, and has a successful track record of designing simple, scalable solutions, troubleshooting complex network problems, and delivering innovative solutions. The desire and ability to work in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment is essential.
Basic Qualifications
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.
Preferred Qualifications
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 toward resolution.
Bachelor’s degree.
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