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Amazon Network Development Engineer, Backbone Operations in Dublin, Ireland
Description
Amazon is looking to hire highly motivated, best-in-class Network Development Engineers for our Network Operations team to drive the stability and sustainability of our next-generation networks and to discover innovative ways to automate and scale our network as we expand.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of technical leadership and success in driving complex issues to resolution, autonomously and/or collaboratively. The successful candidate will demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of networking, networking concepts and theory. They will have experience managing proactive engineering, network optimization and operational network support for a large-scale service provider or enterprise environment. The successful candidate will be expected to provide high quality network event management for Amazon's worldwide network. As a technical leader, he/she will manage complex stakeholder relationships, both technical and management. A love for working with new technologies and pushing the envelope on existing technology is essential!
This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazons world class technical teams, working with some of the best and brightest engineers while also developing your skills and furthering your career within one of the most innovative and progressive technology companies anywhere.
Provide critical on-shift network operations support to Amazon customers to diagnose and respond to large-scale networking events
Support and maintain our next generation data-center networks
Deliver simple, sustainable and repeatable solutions and processes
Partner with our broader Technical Operations organization to reduce operational burden
Work closely with our Network Engineering & Deployment teams to ensure operational readiness for new deployments
Drive standards across the network and ensure that we are fully compliant to those standards and policies
Participate and drive impact mitigation during large-scale events utilizing an established Event Management process
Drive event deep dives for large-scale events, deliver high-quality documentation for the events and drive corrective actions to completion
Improve our detection mechanisms by designing and implementing new alerts.
Identify and troubleshoot recurring platform issues and ability to effectively engage with mid and senior-level engineering teams for full resolution
Create and review documentation and process regarding recurring 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
Identify and drive opportunities to automate repeatable networking tasks through creation and maintenance of scripts and tools
Effectively contribute towards hiring and developing others in the team.
Basic Qualifications
Experience in large-scale data center network implementations and support
Experience in major internet routing protocols, specifically BGP and OSPF
Experience in scripting or programming work in Ruby, Python, Shell/BASH scripting, Java, C/C++, C*, Perl, or other languages
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent, or experience in a 24x7 operational services or support environment
Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, or experience working with customers with a passion for delivering exceptional service and experience in managing and troublshooting network
Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree, or a Bachelor's degree and experience working in a large-scale networking environment
Knowledge of network hardware and packet forwarding architectures
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