Senior IP Network Engineer — Design & Automation

Amazon Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Arlington, VA is seeking a Senior Network Development Engineer to own AWS IP networks end-to-end, from design through operations and optimization. You’ll collaborate across teams to automate deployment and drive reliability at scale.

Ideal candidates have extensive routing protocol experience, Linux/Unix expertise, and hands-on automation skills in Python. This role offers a competitive base salary, RSUs, benefits, and a path to leadership in one of the world’s

Qualifications

• 8+ years of major internet routing protocols experience.
• 5+ years of Linux/Unix environment experience.
• 3+ years automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl.
• Experience in IP networking technologies: BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, TCP, SLB, network hardware platforms, and packet forwarding architectures.
• Network design, engineering, implementation, and/or operations experience.
• Experience leading solutioning, planning, engineering, growth, operations, and/or enhancement of IP network solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of highly available, hyper‑scale networks, services, and deployment procedures, and work with internal customers to take them from concept to production and beyond.
• Design ahead of customer and technology needs. This includes writing and defending High Level Design (HLD) and Low Level Design (LLD) documents, building and testing solutions, and supporting the teams that deploy and operate them.
• Define and influence strategy and technology roadmaps within and outside the team.
• Work with leadership to choose projects that support the team’s mission, and lead the project teams that deliver them.
• Partner with network engineers and software developers to automate deployment and operations, improving quality and velocity.
• Drive operational excellence projects that improve network performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot complex problems, and review and implement changes on the network.
• Hire, mentor, and coach engineers.

Skills

BGP

OSPF/IS-IS

MPLS

TCP/IP

Linux/Unix

Python scripting

Network design

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent in related field

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Arlington, VA is seeking a Senior Network Development Engineer to own AWS IP networks end-to-end, from design through operations and optimization. You’ll collaborate across teams to automate deployment and drive reliability at scale.

Ideal candidates have extensive routing protocol experience, Linux/Unix expertise, and hands-on automation skills in Python. This role offers a competitive base salary, RSUs, benefits, and a path to leadership in one of the world’s