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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Optical Network Engineer, Data Center Regional Engineering Services (DRES) - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Salary:** $136,000.0 - $184,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), PHP (Programming Language), Computer-Aided Design, Amazon Web Services, Bash Shell, C Sharp (Programming Language), Unix, Computer Programming, Data Centers, Linux, Perl (Programming Language), Revision Control Systems, Networking Hardware, Python (Programming Language), Routing, Windows PowerShell, Ruby, Software Engineering, Network Routers, Scripting, Computer Network Operations, Information Technology, Vba Programming Language - **Published:** July 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/14AF56BC861D45C7AA75363505D8F5F3/job/ ## About the Role * 4+ years of major internet routing protocols experience * 4+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience * 3+ years of work in large-scale networking environments experience * Experience using modeling, project management, CAD and software programming tools * Experience with programming/scripting (Batch, VB, PowerShell, Java, C#, Chef, Perl, Ruby and/or PHP), or experience with automation and any version control tools and experience in networking administration and troubleshooting * Experience leading process improvements, * 1+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience * Experience with network hardware: copper and optical fiber cabling, switches, routers * Experience working in a Linux/Unix environment * Experience with automation or working with scripting languages like Python, Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby, Bash, Shell, or equivalent * Experience in operations of highly available and scalable internet systems with a large customer base ## Description Do you like to use network and Unix systems engineering to deliver simple, sustainable, and repeatable solutions? Would you like to play a key role in driving the stability and sustainability of next-generation networks?, Optical Network Development Engineers perform high quality network and/or systems operations, deployments, scaling, technology refresh, sustaining engineering, best practices application, optimization, internal/external customer interactions, and produce appropriate technical documentation. * Collaborate with vendors/manufacturers to evaluate new hardware and software features. Create implementations plans for incorporating them into the network. * Automate optical test plans and qualify optical modules. * Collaborate with vendors/manufactures in defining and developing test plans for Optical Modules. * Work with network operations team in identifying operation issues and improving quality and RMA process. A day in the life * On an everyday basis as part of our team, you have the unique opportunity to understand the growing AWS network and our internal customers' requirement on interconnect solutions. You'll work backwards to devise hardware solutions by influencing the broad industry and/or to develop software tools with sister 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. * Operating at the scale we do, there is no blueprint for how to do what we do, which encourages our engineers to identify and develop simple solutions to complex problems. We encourage durable solutions that look around corners while taking into consideration our customer needs from a cost, performance, and reliability perspective. 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