Global Optical Network Planning Engineer

Amazon; Ireland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services is seeking an Optical Planning Engineer in Ireland to design, plan, and optimize our global optical transport networks, including DWDM and dark fiber, with a strong focus on scalable capacity planning and efficient delivery processes.

The role involves building planning tools, collaborating with engineering and deployment teams, and driving metrics to improve lead times, cost, and quality across the optical delivery pipeline in a high-visibility environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, math, business or equivalent.
• Experience working in large-scale networking environments.
• Knowledge of IP networking fundamentals and extensive experience in the application of IP protocols.
• Knowledge of network analysis fundamentals and robust troubleshooting.
• Experience with programming/scripting languages or environments listed.

Responsibilities

• Design and plan global optical transport networks including DWDM and dark fiber infrastructure.
• Develop capacity plans to scale optical network designs ahead of customer demand.
• Create and maintain planning tools, processes, and frameworks for optical growth and operations.
• Collaborate with Network Engineering, Capacity, and Deployment teams to translate forecasts into build plans.
• Evaluate alternative optical technologies and equipment, driving assessments and tender processes.
• Ensure designs adhere to architecture standards and long-term capacity strategies.
• Produce detailed design packages, feasibility studies, and span analysis reports.
• Drive planning excellence to improve accuracy and lead time in delivery pipeline.
• Identify and resolve planning challenges with innovative network optimization.

Skills

IP networking fundamentals

Network troubleshooting

Programming scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM or related fields

Tools

Batch

VB

PowerShell

Java

C#

Chef

Perl

Ruby

PHP

Ubuntu

Solaris

Job description

Amazon Web Services is seeking an Optical Planning Engineer in Ireland to design, plan, and optimize our global optical transport networks, including DWDM and dark fiber, with a strong focus on scalable capacity planning and efficient delivery processes.

The role involves building planning tools, collaborating with engineering and deployment teams, and driving metrics to improve lead times, cost, and quality across the optical delivery pipeline in a high-visibility environment.