Senior Cloud Connectivity Engineer, Network Product Development

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global 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
- Manage vendors and manufacturers to assess new fiber optic and passive infrastructure designs establish fiber testing standards and develop scalable implementation strategies for network-wide deployment.
- Automate fiber test plans and qualify fiber connectivity designs.
- Design and specify structured cabling systems (fiber copper cable trays/duct banks) for network layers at hyperscale data centers
- Develop standards reference designs and installation guidelines for physical network/cabling deployments and structured cabling systems
- Focus on ambiguous problem areas in existing or new network architecture and systems development initiatives propose and deliver projects that have a significant business and/or customer impact
- Drive discussions with customers and peers and being a key influencer in team strategy
- Partner with internal network engineering and site operations teams to align physical design with logical network architecture
- Monitor module quality in the fleet and build mechanism to remediate large scale events and improve health of our links
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues during build commissioning and handover phases to ensure network readiness
- Provide feedback to design and operations teams to drive continuous improvement of physical network standards

A day in the life
On an everyday basis as an engineer or scientist in our team you have the unique opportunity to understand the growing AWS network and our internal customers requirement on interconnect solutions and work backwards to devise hardware solutions by influencing the broad industry and/or to develop software tools with partner teams to maintain a highly available network that delights AWS customers. You design and implement processes and mechanisms that both help the team to deliver business impact to the organization in a systemic way while also helping to raise the bar on our operational excellence.

Youll bridge design construction and operations ensuring that every layer of physical networkingfrom fiber trunks to copper patching meets high standards of performance reliability and scalability.

About the team
Within AWS Networking the Network Product Development (NPD) organization is responsible for designing the hardware building the software and owning the interconnects for the routers that power the global AWS network. Beyond product delivery we actively manage the fleet or routers in a network that grows by 70% annually. This means tracking key business and operational metrics to ensure that we operate smoothly and minimize or eliminate customer impact due to device related issues for a transparent AWS customer experience.

Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- 2 years of telecommunication technology experience
- Experience with cabling infrastructure best practices and methodologies
- Experience leading cross-functional projects and managing large complicated programs
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related field
- 7 years of hands-on experience on fiber plant design and network design. Experience reading interpreting and creating construction drawings specifications and submittal documents

- Masters degree or above in an advanced technical degree field
- Experience using one or more of the following CAD technologies: AutoCAD Rhino Revit SolidWorks CREO BIM360 SketchUp or KeyShot
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems
- 6 years of full product life cycle experience
- 7 years of solving problems with technology in the Telecommunications industry experience
- Experience scripting for automation (e.g. Python Perl Ruby)

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