Job Description
The Optical Network Development Engineer will be responsible for building, deploying and scaling the Amazon networks that support AWS, customers, and other business units, across multiple global data centers.
This role is part of the Core Networking team, which focuses on building Data Centers and the network that allows Data Centers to function efficiently. The team owns the solutions that allow racks to be aggregated and Data Centers to be interconnected.
Key Responsibilities:
* 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 implementation 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.
About the Team:
The InterDC Optical Services team is responsible for the development, delivery and lifecycle support of the optical products used to interconnect AWS Data Centers and PoPs (Point of presence), ensuring diversity of supply and continually lowering data transfer cost for customers. This product portfolio serves a broad customer base and is primarily used to transport Core (EC2 & Prod) and Border (Internet) traffic in and across all but a few AWS commercial and ADC regions globally.
A Day in the Life:
Engineers in the InterDC Optical services team have a wide range of responsibilities. In terms of product development and delivery, it covers all activities related to hardware and software development, cross-platforms and software integration, and transition to production for both in-house commodity and OEM optical platforms. From the lifecycle support perspective, includes day-to-day operations on-call, sustaining engineering, operational load automation and reduction, product and network security, network data integrity and authoritativeness, availability assurance (SRLG monitoring) and improvement (OLP, RFTS) and fiber infrastructure and vendor performance management.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* 1+ years of work experience on optical communication systems, networking planning and optimization.
* 1+ years of work experience on operating and maintaining optical (DWDM) networks.
* 1+ years of professional development experience with Python or a similar scripting language for automation scripting.
Benefits:
AWS values diverse experiences and encourages candidates to apply even if they don't meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description.
AWS is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, pioneering cloud computing and innovating continuously. Customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Culture:
AWS promotes an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers employees to take pride in what makes us unique. Employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and foster stronger, more collaborative teams.
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