Software Devopment Manager Network Provisioning and Automation Level 6

Were seeking a technical leader to drive our Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) initiatives and opensource networking strategy. As a Software Development Manager youll lead a team transforming network infrastructure through SDI implementations across Amazons global fulfillment networks.
This is a high ownership role with significant scope we value your ideas and are looking for people who want to help innovate.

Our mission is to design deploy and support networks that sets the global standard for performance availability security and cost enabling Fulfillment and Logistic operations to deliver on time every customer order. The team is focused on creating inhouse networks from leveraging open source tools and projects. We partner closely with IT support teams to ensure that simplicity in our product designs translate to supportability in the field. Information security rigor is at the core of everything we do. You will tackle complex novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that havent been solved at scale before. It is expected that you will be technically pioneering while at the same time being balanced and pragmatic in your approach. Along the way we guarantee that you will learn a lot and make a positive impact on millions of people.

The right candidate will have demonstrated experience leading large projects and have an expert level technical background in current networking technologies. You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment and not be hindered by ambiguity or multiple priorities. This means you are not only able to develop and drive highlevel strategic initiatives but can also roll up your sleeves dig in and get the job done.


As the ideal candidate for this role you will have experience in native AWS with leading edge technologies. You will have a broad understanding of cloud and information systems concepts including but not limited to cloud infrastructure design and AWS. The ability to build productive relationships with colleagues and customers at remote sites around the world will make you successful in this role as will patience and a sense of humor

Everyone on the team needs to be entrepreneurial wear many hats and work in a highly collaborative environment. As an Amazon Software Development Manager you will help tackle a diverse landscape of technical challenges. We are a greenfield initiative and you will play an active role in translating business requirements into concrete systems and prototyping concepts in partnership with technology leaders within the team and across the business.

Key Attributes:
. Proven ability to build and lead highperforming technical teams
Strong communication skills across all organizational levels
Experience mentoring and developing technical talent
Track record of successful crossteam collaboration
Ability to influence without direct authority
Experience managing complex multistakeholder projects

Technical Knowledge Areas:
SONIC architecture and development
Network automation frameworks
Cloudnative networking
Opensource project management
Modern software development practices
CI/CD and DevOps methodologies

This role offers the opportunity to:
Shape the future of Amazons network infrastructure
Lead innovation in opensource networking
Build and develop worldclass engineering teams
Drive adoption of new network technologies
Influence global network architecture decisions
Contribute to the broader networking community

Key job responsibilities
Leadership Scope:
Lead and mentor a team of software engineers focused on SDI development
Drive technical strategy for network automation and programmability
Champion opensource contributions and community engagement
Partner with senior leadership to define network infrastructure roadmap
Manage relationships with hardware vendors and opensource communities

Technical Vision:
Guide architectural decisions for SDI implementations
Lead program adoption and customization strategy
Drive innovation in network automation and provisioning
Define standards for cloudnative network applications
Establish best practices

Key Responsibilities:
Build and develop highperforming engineering teams
Define technical roadmap for SDI initiatives
Lead strategic planning for deployment and implementation
Drive opensource strategy and community engagement
Manage vendor relationships and hardware integration
Balance technical debt with feature delivery

A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location the number of regularly scheduled hours you work length of employment and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment.

The benefits that generally apply to regular fulltime employees include:
Medical Dental and Vision Coverage
Maternity and Parental Leave Options
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly wed still love to hear from you!

At Amazon we value people with unique backgrounds experiences and skillsets. If youre passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale please apply!

5 years of engineering team management experience
7 years of working directly within engineering teams experience
3 years of designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
8 years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing certification and livesite operations
Experience partnering with product or program management teams

Experience in communicating with users other technical teams and senior leadership to collect requirements describe software product features technical designs and product strategy
Experience in recruiting hiring mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills and make them more effective product software engineers

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $166400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.