Senior Backbone Network Architect & Vendor Strategy

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Senior Backbone Network Developer to help design and scale AWS’s global backbone.

You will partner with vendors, engineers, and finance to deliver cost-effective, high-capacity network solutions across North America and beyond. The role requires deep telecoms experience, supplier management, and the ability to build data-driven strategies for wavelengths, dark fiber, and submarine capacity, while collaborating across AWS service teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent, or 6+ years of Information Technology (IT) experience.
• Candidates should have 10+ years telecommunications industry experience in a similar environment.
• Candidates must have an experience in managing suppliers/customers or partners.
• Ability to create complex financial models to understand business impacts of various network solutions is required.
• Procurement and negotiations of dark fiber and wavelengths.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key member of the Americas Backbone Network Development team helping to drive overall Network Infrastructure strategy.
• Execute the strategic backbone network plans and provide regular progress updates.
• Identify suppliers and develop technical and commercial solutions that solve for wavelengths, dark fibre and submarine cable capacity.
• Organize, track, and coordinate with vendors and internal teams to deliver new backbone capacity for Amazon.
• Work with network planners and engineers to ensure the most efficient and cost effective network topology is delivered.
• Work closely with finance partners, collaborating on budget creation, business case development, deal inspection, and supplier invoicing.
• Track overall telecoms market trends and developments in terms of vendor technologies, coverage, cost and deal structures.
• Manage the suppliers onboarding, relationship, performance, and service quality.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, manage risk and escalations, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.

Skills

Telecommunications experience

Supplier management

Financial modeling

Procurement negotiations

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or 6+ years IT experience

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Senior Backbone Network Developer to help design and scale AWS’s global backbone.

You will partner with vendors, engineers, and finance to deliver cost-effective, high-capacity network solutions across North America and beyond. The role requires deep telecoms experience, supplier management, and the ability to build data-driven strategies for wavelengths, dark fiber, and submarine capacity, while collaborating across AWS service teams to