Network Development Engineer — Scale & Automation

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Herndon, Virginia is seeking a Network Development Engineer to partner with automation teams and networks across AWS data centers.

You will lead sustaining engineering, deployment, and optimization projects for scalable, reliable IP networks in a fast-paced environment. The role requires 4+ years in automation scripting and network engineering, with hands-on experience in large-scale data-center networks and strong Unix/Linux familiarity.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl.
• 4+ years of network engineering and deployments for large-scale networks in a corporate environment, including hands-on hardware installation and cabling.
• 4+ years of network, system, or software architecture experience.
• 4+ years of technical support experience, or experience handling customer escalations.
• 1+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with automation teams in defining the tools that allow us to scale at higher volume.
• Lead network projects in the areas of network sustaining engineering, network deployment/implementation, network scaling, technology refresh, best practices application, and/or network optimization.
• Sustain Amazon Web Services’ next generation networks for significant AWS customers by providing critical network support to diagnose, mitigate impact, and resolve large-scale networking events.
• Operate and troubleshoot network routing, interconnectivity, platforms, performance, and configurations issues; including necessary low level application interaction, Unix systems, and new age networking software tools.
• Partner with our broader Network/Infrastructure organization in the areas of network engineering, configurations standards, and tools.
• Work closely with our Network/Systems/Software Engineering teams to ensure fast, smooth roll-out of new designs and products, as well as assist with deployment and sustaining of networking software tools.
• Maintain standards across the networking toolset and ensure that we are fully compliant to those standards and policies.
• Deliver simple, sustainable and repeatable solutions and processes.
• Create and review documentation and process regarding network. implementation/deployments, recurring issues, new standard operating procedures, knowledge transfer material, etc.

Skills

Automation scripting

Network engineering

Technical support

Architecture design

Tools

Cisco equipment

Juniper equipment

Arista equipment

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Herndon, Virginia is seeking a Network Development Engineer to partner with automation teams and networks across AWS data centers.

You will lead sustaining engineering, deployment, and optimization projects for scalable, reliable IP networks in a fast-paced environment. The role requires 4+ years in automation scripting and network engineering, with hands-on experience in large-scale data-center networks and strong Unix/Linux familiarity.