AWS Direct Connect Network Dev Engineer

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect team is seeking a Network Development Engineer to drive deployment, scaling and automation for one of the world’s largest networks. This Seattle-based, full-time role offers exposure to high-impact infrastructure and opportunities across a global network.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure operational readiness, reliability and cost efficiency while delivering repeatable processes and robust monitoring across a global network.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of major internet routing protocols experience.
• 4+ years of Linux/Unix environment experience.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain our next generation networks.
• Deliver simple, sustainable and repeatable solutions and processes.
• Work closely with our broader Network Engineering & Deployment teams to ensure operational readiness for new deployments.
• Drive standards across the network and ensure that we are fully compliant to those standards and policies.
• Participate and drive impact mitigation during large-scale events utilizing an established Event Management process.
• Drive event deep dives for large-scale events, deliver high-quality documentation for the events and drive corrective actions to completion.
• Improve our detection mechanisms by designing and implementing new alerts.
• Create and review documentation and process regarding recurring issues, new standard operating procedures, knowledge transfer material, etc.
• Troubleshoot interconnectivity issues, including troubleshooting of network device configuration and low level application interaction.
• Identify and drive opportunities to repeatable tasks through creation and maintenance of scripts and tools.

Skills

Linux/Unix

Routing protocols

IP networking

Load balancers

Switches/routers

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect team is seeking a Network Development Engineer to drive deployment, scaling and automation for one of the world’s largest networks. This Seattle-based, full-time role offers exposure to high-impact infrastructure and opportunities across a global network.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure operational readiness, reliability and cost efficiency while delivering repeatable processes and robust monitoring across a global network.