Network Development Engineer , Wireless and Access, Network Access Technologies

Amazon; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 151,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Network Access Technology team seeks an automation-focused engineer to design and deploy network access solutions across thousands of sites, delivering a resilient global wireless network.

You will build automation for configuration, validation, and zero-touch deployment, validating new hardware and enabling self-healing operations. You will collaborate with firmware, field operations, and infrastructure engineers to drive scalable, reliable networks.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of automation scripting with Python, Bash, Shell or Perl.
• 8+ years of IP networking fundamentals and robust troubleshooting skills.
• 8+ years of experience with major internet routing protocols and enterprise routing environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy network access solutions across wireless (Wi‑Fi 5/6/6E/7) and wired tech.
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex network projects from requirements to deployment.
• Build automation frameworks for configuration, validation, and zero-touch deployment pipelines.
• Enable self-healing operations with remediation workflows and anomaly detection.
• Drive cross-team collaboration with engineering, field operations, network operations, and PM teams.

Skills

Python

Bash/Shell/Perl

IP networking fundamentals

BGP/OSPF/MPLS/RSVP/ISIS

Cisco IOS / Junos

Unix/Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Masters in CS or MBA

Tools

Cisco IOS

JunOS

Job description

Description

Join Amazon's Network Access Technology team and build automation that keeps the world's largest enterprise wireless network running and healing itself. You'll design and deploy next-generation access infrastructure across thousands of global sites, solving complex problems at massive scale while your work directly enables every package Amazon delivers.

Your primary focus is building automation that makes our global wireless network self-sufficient and resilient. You'll analyze patterns across thousands of sites, develop workflows that resolve issues without human intervention, and validate new hardware before it reaches production environments.

You partner with firmware, field operations, and infrastructure engineers—pressure-testing designs and influencing decisions through data-driven insights. You'll mentor newer engineers, conduct technical reviews, and occasionally visit sites for hands‑on validation and troubleshooting.

No two weeks look the same, but the constant is this: you're solving complex problems at unprecedented scale, and your work directly impacts the reliability of our fulfillment network worldwide.

Key job responsibilities

• Design and Deploy Network Solutions: Lead the design, development, and deployment of network access solutions spanning wireless (Wi‑Fi 5/6/6E/7), wired (802.1X, NAC), and emerging network access technologies across Amazon's global fulfillment network.

• Own End-to-End Project Delivery: Take ownership of complex, multi‑milestone network engineering projects from requirements gathering through deployment and validation, ensuring alignment with internal processes and stakeholder expectations.

• Build Automation and Tooling: Develop and enhance automation frameworks for network configuration, compliance validation, and zero‑touch deployment pipelines that reduce manual effort and improve consistency.

• Enable Self‑Healing Operations: Contribute to our automation platform by developing automated remediation workflows, anomaly detection models, and predictive maintenance capabilities for wireless infrastructure.

• Drive Cross‑Team Collaboration: Partner with engineering, field operations, network operations, and program management teams to develop solutions that balance performance, cost, and operational simplicity while validating new device types and configurations.

A day in the life

You start on a design you own: whether 6E SSIDs can go fleet‑wide without breaking specific clients, which means a staged rollout and systematic metric validation built into the deployment. Midday an escalation lands, and you help troubleshoot wireless performance for real time applications in the Fulfillment Center. In the afternoon you write the one‑page recommendation to your director on standardizing the next generation of fulfillment centers on a single wireless platform, with cost, operational load, and migration risk laid out plainly enough that a decision can actually be made.

Amazon offers a full range of benefits to support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full‑time employees include:

1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options

3. Paid Time Off (PTO)

4. 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets.

About the team

The NAT team's mission is to provide highly available network connectivity to all Amazon Operations clients. We work to make it easy to onboard critical use cases to the network and ensure that our network capacity meets the customer demand.

In order to achieve these goals we take an automation first approach with our Netfix automation platform.

We use AI to analyze trends and provide initial support for customer requests. We use data learned from AI to improve our processes and automation.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience

• 8+ years of IP networking fundamentals and extensive experience in the application of IP protocols as well as network analysis fundamentals and robust troubleshooting skills.

• 8+ years of experience with major internet routing protocols; specifically, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, RSVP and ISIS in a large enterprise environment.

• 8+ years working with major network operating systems such as Cisco IOS and/ or Junos.

• 3+ years experience with Unix/Linux

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of analog or RF layout design experience

• A Masters in Computer Science, MBA, or equivalent experience.

• Expert-level certifications (e.g. CCIE, JNCIE) a plus.

• Expert-level scripting and or automation skills in a network environment.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

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