Amazon Network Development Engineer Backbone Operations 

Ireland, Dublin 

197485022

Key job responsibilities- Support and maintain our next generation data-center networks
- Deliver simple, sustainable and repeatable solutions and processes
- Partner with our broader Technical Operations organization to reduce operational burden- Drive event deep dives for large-scale events, deliver high-quality documentation for the events and drive corrective actions to completion
- Improve our detection mechanisms by designing and implementing new alerts.- Create and review documentation and process regarding recurring issues, new standard operating procedures, knowledge transfer material, etc.
- Troubleshoot networking, routing and inter-connectivity issues, including troubleshooting of network device configuration and low level application interaction
- Identify and drive opportunities to automate repeatable networking tasks through creation and maintenance of scripts and tools
- Flexibility to support follow-the-sun shifts and on-calls (including weekends/Public holidays)About the team
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- Excellent Ethernet and IP networking knowledge and extensive experience in the application of IP protocols. Substantial background in large scale datacenter network implementations and support.
- Significant past experience with the following protocols and concepts: BGP, OSPF,IS-IS, MPLS, TCP/IP, TCP/IP Flow control, UDP, HSRP/VRRP/GLBP, DNS, ARP, HTTP, SSL, STP, Trunking, & Port Channeling, IPsec and TLS
- Excellent analytical skills, Must be comfortable working in a Linux/Unix environment, Software development/scripting skills are highly desired - specifically Python or shell (bash)

- Knowledge or awareness of IT best practice frameworks (ITIL, COBIT) and Operational Excellence concepts or methodologies is a plus
- A relevant degree in a related technical discipline or relevant experience in a large-scale network operations environment.