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 industryleading 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 nextgeneration 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 impactfull 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 shortterm innovation and longterm strategic projects. This is a unique opportunity that will enable you to grow your skills as an engineer have a lasting impact on Amazons fulfillment networks for years to come.
Key job responsibilities
Provide onshift network escalation support for critical and complex network issues
Dive Deep on the high severity incidents and participate in root cause analysis
Automate select network administration tasks through creation and maintenance of scripts and tools
Work closely with our Network Engineering teams to ensure fast smooth rollout of new designs and products
Partner with our broader Technical operations organization to reduce operational burden
Support in organizational transformation from reactive to proactive with focus on predictiveness
Deliver simple sustainable and repeatable solutions and processes
Drive and support innovation for operational excellence. Identify and implement operational efficiency through tools and process optimization
Drive standards across the network and ensure that we are fully compliant to those standards and policies
Monitor and manage technical communications during largescale events
Identify and dive deep on recurring issues and recommend preventative solutions
Create and review documentation and process regarding issues new standard operating procedures knowledge transfer material etc.
Troubleshoot networking routing and interconnectivity issues including troubleshooting of network device configuration and low level application interaction
Complete customer requests via trouble ticketing system
Participate in hiring and developing the best
Follow the existing change policies and create review and execute complex changes. Develop and maintain change templates
Be a part of Global support organization that provides 7X24 escalation support on shift rotation basis. Some night and week end support may be required
Bachelors degree from an accredited institution
3 years of experience with routing and switching hardware from major vendors including Juniper and Cisco
3 years of experience with major routing protocols specifically BGP and OSPF
3 years experience in designing and operating largescale production networks
In addition to providing toptier management and support of Amazons vast infrastructure Engineers are expected to build or enhance tools develop best practices refine operational procedure and constantly think proactively and with innovation
Ability to work on a diverse team with a diverse range of coworkers
Experience in automating administration using Perl or other language
Development and delivery of large scale designs in data center networks
Experience with IPv6 Design and implementations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proficiency in wide area networking (including SDWAN) wireless networking and industrial Ethernet
Expertise in information security for industrial control systems
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