Amazons network is a key differentiator for Amazon Cloud Computing and Web Services (AWS) enabling the global operation of thousands of applications across hundreds of thousands of servers worldwide. The AWS Networking team develops and operates the network platform for all of Amazon including e-commerce products and cloud computing solutions. This platform is industry-leading for its efficiency throughput and reliability and it is critical to the success of hundreds of thousands of AWS customers. We are looking for a Network Development Manager to join this team serving larges customers with unique requirements.
This opportunity will have you start at the very beginning of a new venture that plans to be the largest technology investment in Australias history. You will be building a new team and be involved in every aspect of developing the network for this new customer and establishing our network operations. A true Day-1 start-up experience with the benefit of the huge capability and expertise of AWS to support you.
As Network Development Manager you will be hiring managing and developing a team of network engineers and be responsible for end-to-end operational health of the network; including capacity management and forecast planning implementation automation process management change control and ensuring continuous improvement. You will represent networking to our customers ensuring we meet their needs for innovation delivery and safe operations.
At Amazon we ask our technical leaders to be great engineers who can dive deep and get involved in helping their engineers make good decisions and deliver quality solutions. They should maintain a good level of technical understanding and be able to ensure the right engineering expertise exists within the addition our leaders are thoughtful managers who support and mentor their team and create a friendly working environment of mutual trust and respect.
The ideal candidate will have an established background in managing similar teams with a proven track record in driving operations and continuous improvement of large scale networks for mission critical workloads. You will have a passion for operational excellence and want to identify areas of improvement in our existing frameworks tools processes and documentation striving to make them better. You will have a deep understanding of how to safely implement change measure and analyse performance and respond to events to ensure the network always operates as intended.
In this role you will have the opportunity to leverage your technical knowledge with your management and people skills to build and develop a high performing team you are proud of that delivers an exceptional experience to our customers.
Key job responsibilities
* Operation of the network. Manage track and report against operations and network status ensuring relevant metrics are collected and reported and driving operational excellence
* Recruiting and hiring. Identify the hiring needs of the team and work with Amazon recruiting to evaluate candidates participate in phone screens and interviews and then ensure the new hires onboarding and training.
* Performance management and team health. Provide both technical and soft skills mentoring career and growth management project management quality audits 1 : 1s training day-to-day oversight and coordination of an effective 24x7 operational rotation.
* Ensure that design management implementation and deployment operations are sound and executed at scale safely keeping AWS ahead of customers demand.
* Manage network issues and availability risks ensuring they are addressed swiftly and long-term effective solutions are developed to address the route cause and avoid re-occurrence.
* Manage operations and process optimization using relevant data metrics and dashboarding techniques.
* Continuously seek opportunities for growth and improvement and and define credible proposals and methods for implementation including contributing to AWS standard planning processes.
* Develop communicate and maintain project road maps.
* Seek opportunities to work with other engineering teams to improve synergies understanding of best practices and create more opportunities for your engineers.
* Own defining and delivering goals for the team communicating objectives aligning resources effective management and reporting of progress and representing status to leadership.
* Ensure best practices from AWS are adopted and compliance with company policies and security requirements.
Hold or be able to attain an Australian Government Security Vetting Agency clearance (see day in the life
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.
About the team
Top reasons to join our team :
* Collaborate with and learn from the best networking experts in the world
* Get to develop build and operate networks at the very largest scale in an organisation that values its engineers and engineering teams and promotes innovation and ownership
* Start a career path in one of the largest and most successful tech companies with a near-endless opportunity to explore and grow
Diverse Experiences
AWS 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.
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.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas fresh perspectives and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & 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.
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.
* Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or relevant degree / experience
* Experience in a network engineering role and network management role including managing and developing a team with responsibility for network operations
* Excellent understanding of networking technologies network management tools and network engineering practices
* Proven ability to not only influence but lead business partners and supporting teams and coordinate between technical teams peers and business stakeholders
* Experience in root cause analysis and error correction identifying changes to procedures and systems to implement long term fixes and avoid repeating issues
* Experience developing and improving operational documentation procedures and workflows
* A proven track record of success in delivering complex projects including coordinating and driving issues to resolution autonomously utilizing excellent project management skills.
* Experience managing on-call support coverage and participation in escalation and critical issue management
Acknowledgement of country :
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement :
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country / region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Required Experience :
Manager
Key Skills
Load Balancing,Splunk,Mac Os,Network Management,Network Administration,LAN,Computer Networking,MacOS Server,Juniper,MPLS,Mentoring,HBase
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
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