Network Development Engineer, Intelligent Buildings

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Network Development Engineer to innovate and automate network systems across a global footprint. In this role, you will be at the forefront of building smarter, more reliable buildings, setting new standards for operational technology cybersecurity. You will collaborate with various technical teams to tackle complex challenges and drive high-level strategic initiatives while ensuring simplicity in product designs. This is an exciting opportunity to make a positive impact on millions of users while working in a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of automation scripting experience with Python, Bash, Shell, or Perl.
• 5+ years of experience with major internet routing protocols and Linux/Unix environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead large projects in developing next-generation network systems and architectures.
• Anticipate bottlenecks and balance business needs with technical constraints.

Skills

Automation Scripting (Python, Bash, Shell, Perl)

Internet Routing Protocols

Linux/Unix Environment

AWS Networking Products

Network Security Architecture

TCP/IP Networking

CI/CD Pipelines

IoT, IIoT, BMS, SCADA, PLCs

Tools

GIT

Job description

Job ID: 2957607 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

In this role you will have the opportunity to build the next generation of building system networks across over 600 buildings worldwide. We want to build smarter and more reliable buildings while setting a new global standard for operational technology cybersecurity. Our mission is to design, deploy, and support networks that sets the global standard for performance, availability, security and cost, enabling global facility operations to exceptional workplace experiences to our builders. We are looking for a Network Development Engineer to create next-generation network systems and architectures that support our operational and IoT technologies. The team is focused on automating networks from multiple diverse vendors and maximizing reliability while minimizing human touch in deployment and maintenance activities. We partner closely with IT support teams to ensure that simplicity in our product designs translate to supportability in the field. Information security rigor is at the core of everything we do. You will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven't been solved at scale before. It is expected that you will be technically innovative, while at the same time balancing pragmatism in your approach. Along the way, we guarantee that you will learn a lot and make a positive impact on millions of people.

Key job responsibilities
The right candidate will have demonstrated experience leading large projects and have an expert level technical background in current networking technologies. You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means you are not only able to develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in and get the job done. As a NDE, you will anticipate bottlenecks, influence external vendors and internal team roadmaps, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.

About the team
The Global Real Estate and Facilities (GREF) Tech team, part of Finance Automation, develops services, products, and tools to enable Amazon's corporate real estate team to build and operate the company's global facilities in more than 60 countries, which is the largest corporate real estate footprint in the world. We develop building systems that deliver a seamless, adaptive, and creative workspace experience to more than half a million employees. Our mission is to create technology that simplifies the processes Amazon employs to manage its corporate real estate. Our teams build services and products that support various GREF domains, including space and occupancy planning, design and construction, employee health and safety, sustainability, and building management systems requiring IoT expertise. If you possess the skills to build, operate, and scale the next generation of distributed systems supporting Amazon's growth, this role may be well-suited for you

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience
- 5+ years of major internet routing protocols experience
- 5+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience
- Experience with AWS and AWS networking products

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) or CFR (CyberSec First Responder) or Cloud+ or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner)
- Thorough understanding of TCP/IP networking, IP routing, Server Load Balancing, and Network Security architecture and core technologies such as IP, TCP, OSPF/IS-IS, BGP, MPLS, Server Load Balancers, Firewalls, ACLs, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, LDAP, NFS, etc.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GIT, and Linux
- Experience working with OT, ICS, IoT, IIoT, BMS, SCADA, and/or PLCs

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