Network Development Engineer, OTN Network Provisioning and Automation

DESCRIPTION

Come join a creative team of Operations Technology Engineers that builds the wired and wireless networks that power 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 Engineers to provide technical thought leadership in the design of our next-generation networks. As we look to the future, our networks will support an ecosystem of robotics, industrial IoT, sensors, drones, and mobile devices. You are comfortable with making data motivated decisions, and iterating on designs that may fail at the outset to ultimately deliver robust systems that elegantly scale. Information security and network reliability are at the core of your thought processes, and you are respected as an influencer.

In this role you will also operate the largest fulfillment network in the world, and provide guidance to and mentoring to network support teams to develop their skills and reinforce best practices. Network reliability is critical to Amazon Operations, and your responsibilities will include driving root cause resolution of network events most impact-full to the business.

The OpsTech NetEng team has broad scope supporting multiple business units globally, from the smallest delivery stations in emerging markets, to the most advanced automated fulfillment centers in North America, Japan, and Europe. As a result, this group enjoys variety in both short term innovation and long-term strategic projects. This is a unique opportunity that will enable you to grow your skills as an engineer, have a lasting impact on Amazon’s fulfillment networks for years to come.

Key job responsibilities

As a NDE, you will be expected to:

• Write code for our most demanding, cross-functional networking projects.
• Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions.
• Understand system inter-dependencies and limitations.
• Effectively research and benchmark Amazon technology against other competing systems in the industry.
• This is a unique opportunity that will enable you to grow your skills as an engineer, have a lasting impact on Amazon’s fulfillment networks for years to come.

About the team

Network Provisioning and Automation ‘NPA’ team consists of highly-skilled engineers who build all new Amazon fulfillment centers and transportation sites worldwide. These sites 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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology
• 3+ years experience in a network focused hands-on technical role working with IP routing protocols (interior and exterior), technologies and platforms in large scale data center, LAN and/or WAN network environments.
• 3+ years experience developing engineering, deployment, or operations mechanisms to support IP network and/or networking systems.
• 3+ years experience in a technical on-call capacity, responding to customer impacting events, mitigating and root cause analysis of those events.
• 1+ years of experience in automation via Bash/shell scripting and Perl/Python programming, Infrastructure as Code, Ansible

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Thorough understanding of TCP/IP networking, IP routing, Server Load Balancing, and Network Security architecture and core technologies such as IP, TCP, OSPF/IS-IS, BGP, MPLS, Server Load Balancers, Firewalls, ACLs, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, LDAP, NFS, etc.
• Experience with one or more of the following vendor platforms: Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, Arista, Brocade, Extreme, Citrix, F5, Fortinet, Palo Alto, etc.
• In-depth knowledge of and experience with networking and/or systems technologies.
• Knowledge of network hardware and packet forwarding architectures.
• Experience working in virtualized enterprise networking environments.
• Software development/programming.
• Must be comfortable working in a Linux/Unix environment.
• Detail oriented, excellent analytical skills, and a strong team player who works well with immediate and extended team, and consistently puts the team above oneself.
• Ability to work in and keep up with a fast moving environment via effective prioritization and time management. Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

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