Network Dev Engineer II

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Come join a creative team of Operations Technology Engineers that build the , , and Wireless networks that Amazon fulfillment centers and transportation sites worldwide. These networks are used by hundreds of thousands of associates, relied upon by operators of industry-leading fulfillment and transportation systems, and play a critical role in the delivery of shipments to Amazon retail customers.
We are looking for a Network Development Engineer with a proven track record of technical leadership and success in driving complex issues to resolution, autonomously and/or collaboratively. The successful candidate will demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of networking and networking concepts.
They will have experience participating in proactive engineering, optimization and operational support for a large-scale service provider or enterprise environment. The successful candidate will be expected to provide high quality top-tier escalation support for complex issues and drive the innovation for simplicity and sustainability of the Amazon’s Fulfillment Center worldwide.
As a technical leader this candidate will manage complex stakeholder relationships with both technical team and management. A passion for working with new technologies and pushing the envelope on existing technology is required. High level of ownership and bias-for-action is required to be successful in this role.

This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon’s world class technical team, working with some of the best and brightest engineers in the industry while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the fastest growing most innovative and progressive technology companies in the world.

The ideal candidate is highly autonomous; detail oriented and possesses strong written and verbal communication skills. The candidate will have significant experience of supporting large scale, service provider or enterprise class networks.

Your responsibilities will include:
· Collaborate with peer teams to collectively understand the customer problems and find technological solutions utilizing wired networking technologies.
· Provide regular constructive feedback based on data to peer teams to influence future designs that meets or exceeds the needs of our customers.
· Identify and own continuous improvement opportunities that reduce operational impact to customers and enable them with scalable, resilient and cost optimized services.
· Dive deep on complex problems that involve networking technologies to resolve customer issues, identify root causes, document and develop corrective actions.
· In collaboration with design teams, evaluate new technologies. Own lab testing, proof of concept, run books, standardization, tools, and pilot deployment.
· Innovate and automate infrastructure testing, deployment, operations and life cycle management
· Be a part of Global support organization that provides 24x7 escalation support on shift rotation basis. Some night and weekend support may be required.
· Follow standard policies and practices established by the team and Amazon. Participate in developing and updating new processes and tools.
· Participate in hiring and developing top talent at Amazon.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· 8+ years professional experience working in large scale networking environments.
· Experience in deploying or supporting Cloud Services technologies.
· Broader understanding of network connected infrastructure, end user devices and applications.
· Understanding of technologies.
· CCIE (lab) or equivalent certifications.
· Experience with multi-vendor networks.
Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer - Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor’s Degree in a technology related field or equivalent experience to a Bachelor's degree based on 3 years’ professional experience for every 1 year of education.
· 5+ years professional experience designing and supporting large scale networking environment.
· Working knowledge of routing and switching concepts and network fundamentals such as , , LISP, and STP, and/or related technologies.
· Deep understanding of fundamentals and packet capture analysis.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
· Able to work in a diverse team