AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.
Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Key job responsibilities
Create and implement changes on the network.
Work closely with our automation teams in defining the tools that allow us to scale at higher volume.
Lead network projects in the areas of network engineering network deployment/implementation network scaling technology refresh and/or network optimization.
Operate and troubleshoot network routing interconnectivity platforms performance and configurations issues; including necessary low level application interactions Unix systems and new age networking software tools.
Partner with our broader Network/Infrastructure organization in the areas of network engineering configuration standards and tools.
Work closely with our Network/Systems/Software Engineering teams to ensure fast smooth roll-out of new designs and products as well as assist with deployment and sustaining of networking software tools.
Maintain standards across the networking toolset and ensure that we are fully compliant to those standards and policies.
Deliver simple sustainable and repeatable solutions and processes.
Create and review documentation and process regarding network. implementation/deployments recurring issues new standard operating procedures knowledge transfer material etc.
A day in the life
Engineers in the GCNA organization have a wide range of responsibilities. They work with internal partners to develop and implement the next gen platforms along with the tooling ecosystems to support these platforms driving efficiency and scalability through the automation of builds configuration deployment and the scaling of capacity. Because network is one of the largest in the world there is no blue print at our scale allowing our engineers to develop solutions to the complex challenges that we face daily. We encourage durable solutions that look around corners while taking into consideration our customer needs from a cost performance and reliability perspective. Our team develops tooling that provides the required visibility and control of traffic across the network while prioritizing the automatic mitigation of events to minimize the impact to our customers during events.
- Work in a 24x7 team on call rotation with ability to drive into workplace for critical events/needs.
- Manage customers during problem resolution and operating efficiently under pressure.
- Travel to data center/network sites and Amazon/customer offices as needed.
About the team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
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Work/Life Balance
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- 4 years of major internet routing protocols experience
- 4 years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience
- 1 years of automation scripting using Python Bash Shell and/or Perl experience
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