Amazon Senior Network Development Engineer Kuiper Enterprise Engineering 

United States, Washington, Bellevue 

886353990

Key job responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities
- As a Senior Network Development Engineer working in Kuiper Networking, you will have end to end ownership (design, engineering, implementation, operations escalation) of our current and newly developing IP networks
- Lead the design and evolution of highly available hyper-scale networks, driving them from concept to launch, and beyond
- Work closely with our network engineers and software developers to automate network deployment and operations
- Drive operational excellence projects to improve network performance and reliability
- Troubleshoot complex problems and develop innovative solutions
- Hiring, mentoring and coaching engineers
- Review and implement changes on the networkPhysical and Other Requirements:
- Must be willing to support an off-hours operations escalation pager rotation.- The ability to sit in front of computer during scheduled work hours with appropriate breaks while maintaining a high level of alertness and attention to detail.
Export Control Requirement
Due to the need to access certain federal controlled information, you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
A day in the life
As a Network Development Engineer for Kuiper, you will be responsible for building, maintaining, and supporting the systems that Kuiper's research, development, and design teams rely on to build out our product. You will coordinate with researchers and engineers to build and support the infrastructure they need. You will work with vendors to evaluate, purchase, deploy, and support mission-critical tools. You will customize and integrate third-party software to meet Amazon's needs. You will improve existing infrastructure to ensure it continues to meet Amazon's high bar for operational excellence
Note : this position will require onsite work in Bellevue, WA. This is not a remote position.

- 5+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience
- 3+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience
- Experience in IP networking technologies such as - BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, TCP, IPV6 network hardware platforms, and packet forwarding architectures.
- Network design, engineering, implementation, and/or operations experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Networking, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.