Network Development Manager, Enterprise Networking

DESCRIPTION

The AWS Network enables the global operation of tens of thousands of applications across hundreds of thousands of servers around the world. The AWS Networking organization develops and operates the network platform for all of Amazon, including its e-commerce products and Cloud Computing solutions. This platform is industry-leading for its efficiency, throughput, scalability, reliability and intelligence. The network is fundamental to the success of Amazon.com and hundreds of thousands of AWS Customers.

As a Network Development Manager for the Enterprise Network team in AWS Networking, you will be responsible for building and managing Data Centers globally. Your job is to lead a team of 6+ highly skilled Network Development Engineers and deliver solutions that are always available, never constrain customers, continually reduce cost and provide low and consistent latency. You will leverage your skills in strategy, network design and planning, capacity management, project management, recruiting and team development to build a high performing team that delivers an exceptional customer experience.

Key job responsibilities

Operational Excellence

As a manager within the Networking team you will be expected to drive operational excellence in everything we do. This includes creating sane processes and procedures to improve efficiency in our day-to-day tasks and projects.

Operational Measurement and Optimization

As a Network Engineering manager you will be expected to drive quality into the metrics we report and to create mechanisms to assist us in focusing on the areas that give us the best ROI. This includes measurement of the Internet operational performance, availability, network capacity, trends, etc. You will drive and define processes that optimize our workflow and create efficiencies in how we operate to drive continual improvement.

Technical Leadership

As a manager of a highly technical team, which has responsibility for performance and operational availability of the Enterprise Network, you will be expected to have a deep knowledge of your area. As part of your role, you will be required to review and approve network changes for your team. Additionally, you will on occasion need to develop a detailed, low-level understanding of network issues that do occur and to be able to represent those issues at operational management review meetings.

Goal Setting and Delivery

You will directly own defining or refining and delivering strategic goals for your team. As part of this responsibility, you will be expected to communicate goals to the team, align the necessary resources, and communicate status to the wider leadership team.

Performance Management/Team Health

You will own all facets of performance and career management for the team. Regular one-on-one meetings with all team members are required. You will be expected to provide both technical and soft skills mentoring in order to maintain a well-rounded, world-class organization. This includes project management, quality audits and coordination of training sessions with senior-level engineers as well as day-to-day oversight of the team.

Recruiting and Hiring

You will hire quality personnel who not only fit the needs of the current organization but also will allow the team to scale with platform and service growth. You will coordinate with Amazon and external recruiting staff to evaluate potential candidates, participate in initial phone screens and provide relevant guidance and feedback during on-site interview loops. You will also be responsible for ensuring that proper training takes place for all new hires.

Automation

You will be heavily involved in developing automation, as well as setting our automation teams’ roadmap, based upon identifying significant opportunities where automation can tackle volume, systemic or critical operational issues.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Dublin, D, IRL

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years in a technology role and 4+ years in a management role
• 3+ years experience with large scale Enterprise networking, background in building, scaling and operating large-scale backbone networks.
• 2+ years experience contributing to the creation and implementation of high quality, high volume recruiting plans ·
• 3+ years experience representing your team/technical area to senior management
• B.S. in Computer Science or four years’ equivalent experience in a large-scale enterprise environment is required with experience in either a Planning or Network Engineering role highly recommended.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Will have a high degree of organization and be very detail-oriented. Able to interact with and influence people at all levels and have excellent communication skills.
• Will have the ability to contribute to and support long-term visions and direction regarding Networking at Amazon.
• Experience in building and managing a team of strong technical people and prior ownership of the operation of a mission-critical team is crucial to success.
• The successful candidate will have a proven track record of success in delivering complex projects, including coordinating and driving issues to resolution autonomously utilizing excellent project management skills. Ability to understand and drive service management/SLAs and to coordinate multiple activities and work in a high pace environment

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