Senior Network Development Engineer, ADC Networking
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Would you like to be an Engineer that builds the cloud, rather than an Engineer that just uses it? At Amazon Web Services (AWS), our Engineers look after the behind-the-scenes network and tools that make the world's largest cloud computing infrastructure possible.
We have an amazing opportunity for you to join a world-class network team in a dynamic environment that has the feel of a start-up. As a Network Development Engineer (NDE) you will be responsible for building and operating the network infrastructure, you will learn all of the tools, services and components that the team relies upon to run the network. We collaborate closely with our internal customers and exchange ideas, we share a common goal to serve our external customers and grow through learning and innovation.
If you are exceptionally motivated and passionate about networking then we welcome you to join us, working with the most advanced tools, processes and talented people in the industry to make the cloud a reality. A love for working with new technologies is essential.
What you'll be working on:
- Define technical direction and drive innovation for large-scale network infrastructure projects, leading strategic network programs across multiple domains including deployment/implementation, scaling, and optimization
- Design and implement network architectures from the ground up, establishing patterns and best practices for the organization
- Own and drive resolution of complex network challenges that impact strategic customers
- Develop and execute network automation strategy at scale, creating frameworks that enable team efficiency
- Lead multiple high-impact programs simultaneously for AWS's largest partners
- Establish and influence the technical roadmap for tools and utilities supporting AWS fleet services
- Mentor and provide technical leadership to develop engineering excellence within the team, An NDE is responsible for ensuring all network fabrics and devices are operating as expected. An NDE will utilise their networking skills along with available tools and services to troubleshoot and resolve any issues that have not been remediated through automation and to identify the root cause. They are expected to invent, refine and develop new automation and tools to reduce manual operations and fulfil the requirements of the business and customers.
Requirements
To be considered for this role you must be a UK national and able to obtain and maintain a UK Government Security Clearance. Further details found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels, Experience scripting in one or more language (e.g. Bash, Python, Perl, Ruby), or experience in Unix
- A relevant degree in a related technical discipline or equivalent experience in a large - scale network environment.
- Recognised as an expert in a network focused hands-on technical role working with routing protocols/technologies and platforms in large scale data centre and/or WAN network environments.
- Extensive experience in a technical on-call capacity, responding to customer impacting events, mitigating and root cause analysis of those events.
- Significant experience developing engineering, deployment, or operations mechanisms to support IP network and/or networking systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Thorough understanding of TCP/IP networking, IP routing, Server Load Balancing, and Network Security architecture and core technologies such as IP, TCP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, Server Load Balancers, Firewalls, ACLs, DNS, DHCP, LDAP etc.
- Experience of designing, developing or operating network services running on AWS
- Strong desire to build, ability to multitask, sense of ownership and urgency.
