Senior Backbone Network Strategy & Partnerships

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

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a highly motivated Senior Backbone Network Developer to help develop and scale one of the world’s largest networks. You will collaborate across internal teams and suppliers to meet customer demands and drive cost-effective network solutions.

Join a diverse team, own strategic vendor relations, and help shape backbone capacity for North America, including critical routes in Arlington/Herndon, VA.

Qualifications

• 10+ years telecommunications industry experience in a similar environment.
• Experience managing suppliers/customers or partners.
• Ability to create complex financial models to understand business impacts of network solutions.
• Procurement and negotiations of dark fiber and wavelengths.

Responsibilities

• Drive overall Network Infrastructure strategy for the Americas Backbone Network Development team.
• Execute strategic backbone network plans and provide regular progress updates.
• Identify suppliers and develop technical and commercial solutions 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.
• Collaborate with finance 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 supplier onboarding, relationship, performance, and service quality.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, manage risk and escalations, and balance business needs vs technical constraints.

Skills

Network strategy

Vendor management

Telecoms market knowledge

Financial modeling

Wavelengths & dark fiber

Negotiation

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a highly motivated Senior Backbone Network Developer to help develop and scale one of the world’s largest networks. You will collaborate across internal teams and suppliers to meet customer demands and drive cost-effective network solutions.

Join a diverse team, own strategic vendor relations, and help shape backbone capacity for North America, including critical routes in Arlington/Herndon, VA.