Optical Network Engineer — Scale & Data Center Focus

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an Optical Network Development Engineer to join the Inter-DC & Optical team. You will be responsible for building, deploying and scaling AWS networks across multiple global datacenters, focusing on reliability, efficiency and cost per bit.

You will collaborate with software, hardware and network engineering teams to deploy next-generation optical networks, support sustaining engineering, and drive innovative networking solutions for AWS customers and services.

Qualifications

• 4+ years Linux/Unix experience.
• 4+ years optical planning and modeling tools.
• 4+ years optical network design and troubleshooting.
• 1+ years of Python or similar tool for network automation scripting.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement changes on the network.
• Collaborate with automation teams to scale tooling.
• Lead network projects in sustainment, deployment, scaling, and optimization.
• Sustain networks for major AWS customers and diagnose large-scale events.
• Troubleshoot routing, interconnectivity, platforms and configurations; include Unix interactions.
• Drive innovation from Top of Rack to the Network Border and beyond.
• Coordinate with Network/Infrastructure teams on standards and tooling.
• Assist with deployment and sustaining of networking software tools.
• Maintain standards across the networking toolset and ensure policy compliance.
• Deliver simple, sustainable, repeatable solutions and processes.
• Collaborate with escalation engineers and resolve issues.
• Create and review documentation for deployments and SOPs.

Skills

Linux/Unix

Optical planning

Python scripting

Network automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline

Tools

Python

Bash

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an Optical Network Development Engineer to join the Inter-DC & Optical team. You will be responsible for building, deploying and scaling AWS networks across multiple global datacenters, focusing on reliability, efficiency and cost per bit.

You will collaborate with software, hardware and network engineering teams to deploy next-generation optical networks, support sustaining engineering, and drive innovative networking solutions for AWS customers and services.