System Dev Mgr, Leo Network Ops Ctr, Amazon Leo Customer Terminal
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Job summary
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Network Development to establish and scale a 24/7 Network Operations Center supporting the Leo satellite service. Lead a distributed team across the US and UK to monitor health and resolve incidents with automated solutions.
You will drive architectural design, operational excellence, and collaboration with Mission Operations, CSAs, and BCX, while traveling between Redmond and London locations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 10+ years in engineering or technical operations.
- 7+ years network management in large-scale environments.
- 5+ years engineering management experience, including managing managers.
- Experience with network troubleshooting tools and protocols.
Responsibilities
- Coalesce vision for the NOC and lead the team to build robust, scalable monitoring and incident response.
- Develop, deploy, and operate monitoring systems for Leo's satellite network service.
- Oversee continuous monitoring and rapid incident triage and resolution.
- Drive automation opportunities and runbook development with engineering teams.
- Collaborate with Mission Operations, CSAs, and BCX; communicate with executives.
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Job description
Amazon Leo is establishing a 24/7 Network Operations Center (NOC) to provide proactive monitoring and rapid incident response for Leo's satellite network service. We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Network Development to lead the creation, day-to-day operation, and scaling of this critical function supporting the Leo product.
Amazon Leo is establishing a 24/7 Network Operations Center (NOC) to provide proactive monitoring and rapid incident response for Leo's satellite network service. We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Network Development to lead the creation, day-to-day operation, and scaling of this critical function supporting the Leo product.
This role will lead a geographically distributed team of approximately 20 professionals across the United States and United Kingdom, responsible for developing, deploying, and operating the systems that maintain the health and performance of the Leo network service through continuous monitoring and expert-driven incident resolution.
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
- Coalesce larger vision for the Leo Network Operations Center, leading the team to evolve and create network monitoring and incident response products that are exemplary in terms of robustness, stability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness
- Define and execute the business strategy for the NOC from inception through General Availability, managing product opportunities that are not yet fully defined
- Proactively identify network outcome improvements, system gaps, and opportunities for operational excellence
- Make strategic trade-offs balancing business opportunity, resources, and sustainability
- Develop, deploy, and operate industry-changing network monitoring and incident response systems that support Leo's satellite network service
- Design and implement scalable architectures for network health monitoring at spot level (groups of customer terminals) and regional aggregations
- Drive automation opportunities and runbook development in collaboration with engineering teams
- Oversee continuous monitoring of network health at spot level (groups of customer terminals) and regional aggregations
- Ensure rapid triage, documentation, and escalation of network-level outages and performance degradation
- Coordinate with subject matter experts for complex incident resolution
- Establish communication protocols and stakeholder notification procedures during active incidents
- Implement automated alarm systems for real-time spot-level outage detection
- Drive automation opportunities and runbook development in collaboration with engineering teams
- Partner closely with Mission Operations, Customer Service Agents (CSAs), and Business Customer Experience (BCX) teams
- Establish feedback loops for identifying automation opportunities and engineering improvements
- Represent NOC operations in executive decision-making and business reviews
- Define and track key performance indicators including time-to-detection and time-to-resolution
- Conduct post-incident reviews to capture lessons learned and prevent recurrence
- 25-50% travel required between US and UK locations
- Occasional travel to other operational sites as needed
The Senior Manager, Network Development participates in business reviews at the network, regional, and sub-regional level, identifying themes and tackling key problem statements. You will coalesce the larger vision for network operations while leading your teams to develop and scale network monitoring and incident response solutions. You'll proactively identify system gaps and opportunities, making strategic decisions about resource allocation and technical direction. You'll balance strategic planning with hands‑on operational support, traveling between Redmond and London sites to provide mentorship and drive key initiatives. You'll handle critical escalations while building succession plans and creating opportunities for others to lead.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Experience delivering large-scale infrastructure products that support Tier-1 mission critical services with a focus on privacy, security, availability, and efficiency
- Experience in supporting critical software systems in operational environments
- 10+ years of engineering or technical operations experience developing, deploying, and operating networks
- Experience with network troubleshooting tools and protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing protocols)
- 7+ years of network management experience in large-scale, mission-critical environments
- 5+ years of engineering team management experience, including managing managers
- Experience writing strategy documents for executive audiences with clear recommendations in the midst of ambiguity
- Experience in aerospace, satellite systems, or mission-critical infrastructure operations
- Experience with observability platforms (Grafana, Prometheus, or similar)
- Experience managing geographically distributed teams across multiple time zones
- Strong background in performance metrics, SLA management, and operational excellence
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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.
USA, WA, Redmond - 197,900.00 - 267,800.00 USD annually
Company - Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
Job ID: A10476901
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