Senior Optical Network Engineer - Long-Haul DWDM Deployment

Amazon; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services is seeking an Optical Network Development Engineer to support and deploy a vast DWDM network. You will design optical solutions, drive scaling, and collaborate with field teams to ensure reliable, cost-efficient infrastructure across AWS global services.

A strong emphasis on automation, monitoring, and operational excellence drives day-to-day impact. The team focuses on cutting-edge transport, metro and long-haul deployments, with opportunities to influence vendor selection

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technology field and relevant experience.
• 4+ years' experience with major DWDM platforms.
• 4+ years' experience with optical planning and hands-on implementation.
• Experience with rollout of large DWDM networks.

Responsibilities

• Design of optical solutions, hands-on to support deployment and manage rollout of AWS global DWDM network.
• Drive optical scaling tasks including fiber quality reviews and generate cutsheets and configs to meet AWS demand.
• Define and configure management solution to support optical network remote monitoring.
• Collaborate with AWS Networking teams to ensure timely scaling of optics for business needs.
• Review and implement changes on optical systems using CLI or automated scripts.
• Ensure deployment tasks adhere to AWS network standards.
• Execute tasks following operational excellence standards and improve DWDM quality and reliability.
• Design scalable operational processes to sustain and expand optical network infrastructure.
• Lead end-to-end product evaluation and drive vendor selection and cost efficiency.
• Troubleshoot complex problems and propose innovative deployment improvements.
• Lead and execute programs that raise optical network performance and reduce incidents.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

DWDM experience

Optical planning

Network design

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technology field

Tools

DWDM platforms

Optical planning tools

Job description

Amazon Web Services is seeking an Optical Network Development Engineer to support and deploy a vast DWDM network. You will design optical solutions, drive scaling, and collaborate with field teams to ensure reliable, cost-efficient infrastructure across AWS global services.

A strong emphasis on automation, monitoring, and operational excellence drives day-to-day impact. The team focuses on cutting-edge transport, metro and long-haul deployments, with opportunities to influence vendor selection