Optical Network Development Engineer for Global DCs

Amazon Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Optical Network Development Engineer to join the Core Networking team to build, deploy, and scale the optical network across multiple data centers, supporting AWS and customers. You will work with a diverse team to deliver reliable, cost-efficient infrastructure.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in Linux/Unix, optical planning and design, and Python scripting for automation, with a focus on scalable, high-availability networks at AWS.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment.
• 4+ years of experience with optical planning and modeling tools.
• 4+ years of experience with optical network design and troubleshooting.
• 1+ years of professional development experience with Python or a similar tool for network automation scripting.

Responsibilities

• 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, deployment, 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 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.

Skills

Linux/Unix

Optical planning tools

Optical network design

Python scripting

Education

Degree in a related technical discipline

Job description

Amazon is seeking an Optical Network Development Engineer to join the Core Networking team to build, deploy, and scale the optical network across multiple data centers, supporting AWS and customers. You will work with a diverse team to deliver reliable, cost-efficient infrastructure.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in Linux/Unix, optical planning and design, and Python scripting for automation, with a focus on scalable, high-availability networks at AWS.