Amazon Network Business Vendor Developer Infra Networking 

United States, Colorado, Denver 

42492650

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 Responsibilities Include:
· Serve as a key member of the Network Development team, helping to drive overall Network Infrastructure strategy.
· Work closely with service owners to understand product roadmaps and devise programs to meet capacity requirements.
· Develop network infrastructure plans for approval by internal customers and stakeholders.
· Identify vendors and develop commercial solutions that solve for wavelengths, dark fiber and other network infrastructure capacity.
· Negotiate key vendor contracts from a business and technical perspective in partnership with AWS legal teams.
· Track and maintain information on overall telecom market segment trends and developments in terms of vendor technologies, coverage, cost and deal structures
· Work closely with finance partners, collaborating on budget creation, business case development, deal analysis, and supplier invoicing.
· Participate in strategic network topology planning for our global backbone and metro networks.
· Work closely with network planning to ensure that acquisitions meet our topology requirements and budgets.
· Work closely with internal customers to understand product roadmaps and devise programs to meet capacity requirements.
· Anticipate bottlenecks, manage risk and escalations, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.
· Serve as a key member of the Network Development team, helping to drive overall Network Infrastructure strategy.Key job responsibilities
· Serve as a key member of the Network Development team, helping to drive overall Network Infrastructure strategy.
· Work closely with service owners to understand product roadmaps and devise programs to meet capacity requirements.
· Develop network infrastructure plans for approval by internal customers and stakeholders.
· Identify vendors and develop commercial solutions that solve for wavelengths, dark fiber and other network infrastructure capacity.
· Negotiate key vendor contracts from a business and technical perspective in partnership with AWS legal teams.
· Track and maintain information on overall telecom market segment trends and developments in terms of vendor technologies, coverage, cost and deal structures
· Work closely with finance partners, collaborating on budget creation, business case development and deal analysis.
· Participate in strategic network topology planning for our global backbone and metro networks.
· Work closely with network planning to ensure that acquisitions meet our topology requirements and budgets.
· Work closely with internal customers to understand product roadmaps and devise programs to meet capacity requirements.
· Anticipate bottlenecks, manage risk and escalations, balance business needs versus technical constraints.
· Serve as a key member of the Network Development team, helping to drive overall Network Infrastructure strategy.
Diverse Experiences
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A Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Candidates should have a minimum of 5-years telecommunications industry experience in procurement and negotiations of dark fiber and wavelengths.
3+ years’ experience working in a network planning or implementation role at an ISP, telecoms operator, or CDN.
3+ years of experience building complex financial models.

Experience working at a large network operator, OTT or Internet Service Provider.
Quick and clear network strategy recognition in order to provide optimal results for the company.
Experience interacting with senior executives and other management within a company and working across commercial, technical, domestic, and international arms of an organization.
Ability to anticipate customer requirements and build strategic plans.
Demonstrated understanding of global fiber and IP networks.
Experience interacting with senior executives and other management within your own company and externally; and working across commercial, technical, domestic, and international arms of an organization
In-depth knowledge of and experience with major internet routing protocols; specifically, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, RSVP and ISIS.