Network Engineer

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Do you consider yourself one of the premier Operational Network Engineers in the industry today? Would you like the opportunity to become even better and face unparalleled, yet fascinating challenges? The Global Operations Network team at Amazon is looking for a highly experienced Network Engineer to support our employee installations around the globe. This position will collaborate with a team of like-minded engineers located in different regions around the world to support connectivity options for our Corporate, Customer Service, and Subsidiary locations.
Responsibilities Include:
Support cutting-edge, multi-vendor data connectivity solutions to support Amazon's growth worldwide.
Monitor and maintain performance & capacity at Amazon's office installations to ensure maximum efficiency and operational uptime.
Work with vendors and cross-functional teams for on-going design efforts and systems support.
Support & build wireless solutions for a variety of Amazon locations.
Support & build ISP facilitated meshed MPLS connectivity for all Amazon Customer Service locations.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

This position requires a broad engineering background as you will be working with a variety of systems and technologies to deliver best of breed network service to Amazon's internal customers worldwide. Other qualifications include the following:
· Bachelor's Degree in a technical field or relevant work experience
· 3+ years of Network administration experience
· In-depth knowledge of and experience with major internet routing protocols; BGP, OSPF, etc
· In-depth knowledge of and experience with major router platforms; specifically with Cisco 37xx, 39xx, 45xx, 49xx, 94xx, ASR, & Nexus devices including all compatible supervisory and line cards for these platforms
· Excellent network analysis fundamentals and robust troubleshooting skills
· Professional written and verbal communication skills (English required, local dialects a plus)
· Good interpersonal and customer service skills
· Excellent IP networking fundamentals and extensive experience in TCP (internals and flow control), UDP, DNS & DHCP
· Experience with protocols and technologies such as STP, PVST, First Hop Redundancy Protocols, EtherChannel, QoS , NTP , 802.1x & NetFlow.
· Candidates should also possess past experience with IPSec / Remote Access VPN technologies , Firewalls (ASA) , Wireless (802.11x) & IT security best practices