The AWS Networking organization is hiring, and we’re looking for talented Network Development Engineers (NDE) to join our team. Within Networking, we’re confronting and solving complex and high-stake challenges. Our teams support all aspects of connectivity to/from Amazon and the outside world, as well as the connectivity between Amazon’s data centers and services. As a member of one our network engineering teams, you will play a part in designing and architecting networks that simply cannot fail, must scale infinitely, and can never constrain growth or innovation.

This opportunity sits within our Border Network Engineering organization where the team is responsible for designing the networks connecting Amazon directly to the outside world (including the Internet, peers, and external customers), evolving the global backbone that interconnects our Regions as well as partnering with our internal customers. Engineers in this organization define routing policy, design and implement Traffic Engineering solutions, as well as architect the hardware platforms and network design to support internal and external connectivity. We move terabits of traffic in and out of our networks each day and are responsible for the ingress and egress points of traffic entering and leaving Amazon as well as the entirety of all internal and customer traffic that rides our global backbone. Engineers on this team make day-to-day and strategic decisions that carry a significant amount of responsibility and impact.

AIS
AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re 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 we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll 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 you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Key job responsibilities
• Design network topologies, architectures, and services that address diverse technical and business requirements
• Contribute materially to team roadmaps by listening to both internal and external customers as well as team feedback
• Collaborate with leadership to prioritize and select projects that best support the team's mission
• Design proactively ahead of customer and technology needs, anticipating and solving problems before they occur
• Create and defend High Level Design (HLD) documents for network solutions and infrastructure projects
• Work with vendors and internal stakeholders to influence technology roadmaps and strategic direction
• Construct, test, and validate network solutions to ensure reliability and performance standards
• Provide technical support and guidance to deployment and operations teams implementing your designs
• Serve as a technical escalation point for operations teams, offering expert-level troubleshooting and problem resolution
• Scope and deliver complex network solutions with appropriate resources and timelines

A day in the life
Your day will be a dynamic blend of strategic design, collaborative problem-solving, and technical innovation. You'll engage in creating network architectures that connect Amazon to the world, working closely with cross-functional teams to develop solutions that are robust, scalable, and future-proof. Expect to dive deep into routing policies, traffic engineering, and network design that supports both internal and external connectivity.

About the team
We are a diverse, collaborative team of network, software, and hardware engineers dedicated to maintaining the backbone of cloud infrastructure. Our team thrives on solving complex challenges, pushing technological boundaries, and creating solutions that support global connectivity. We value innovation, inclusivity, and empowering team members to own their ideas from conception to implementation.

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

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, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s 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 conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Basic Qualifications: - - Bachelor's degree
- - Knowledge of IP networking fundamentals and extensive experience in the application of IP protocols
- - Knowledge of network analysis fundamentals and robust troubleshooting
- - Experience in major internet routing protocols, specifically BGP and OSPF
- - Experience with network operating systems such as Cisco IOS and Junos
- - Experience working in a Linux/Unix environment Preferred Qualifications: - - Knowledge of IT best practice frameworks (ITIL, COBIT) and operational excellence concepts or methodologies
- - Knowledge of network hardware and packet forwarding architectures
- - Experience with Unix and scripting in Perl, shell, C or C++
- - Experience working with customers to diagnose a problem and work towards resolution

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Senior Network Development Engineer, GCNA

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