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Description

We have space lasers!

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

We are looking for a collaborative and curious Senior Network Development Engineer to build the routing and switching required to scale and operate a global Service Provider network. You will create ground-up processes, solve for complex scenarios, and be part of the team planning and deploying the terrestrial interface to a constellation of 3,236 satellites.

Export Control Requirement:

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities

- Continuously strive for operational excellence by seeking to automate away manual processes

- Design robust, scalable, maintainable, and adaptable networks based on customer needs and business requirements

- Select and test network equipment for new initiatives and lifecycle replacement

- Integrate solutions into existing highly available physical and cloud networks

- Develop and document standards for network monitoring metrics, trouble ticket handling, performance dashboards, and incident response

- Mentor engineers and collaborate with other networking, systems development, and software teams

- Provide support and incident response as part of an on-call rotation

A day in the life

A Senior Network Development Engineer in Leo Network Services is responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, and operating network equipment that enables broadband network systems worldwide. We define standards, select and test platforms, and design for resiliency and scalability. We work in collaboration with other teams for designing and delivering scalable, flexible, low latency, and high throughput network functions. We develop flexible and cost-effective solutions in support of connecting and peering with public and private networks.

About the team

Leo Network’s goal to connect users around the world is a commitment to not just establish networks but to connect customers to services. These services enable customer terminals and applications the ability to interface with the larger world. Our services come into focus for each Leo subscriber at activation from address assignment and name resolution to secure and programmable network functions. The Network Services team works backward from end-user’s perspective as we design and develop network functions that serve their unique asks.

Basic Qualifications

- 8+ years of major internet routing protocols experience

- 5+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience

- 3+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience

- Thorough understanding of TCP/IP networking, IP routing, and Network Security architecture and core technologies such as IP, TCP, OSPF/IS-IS, BGP, MPLS, Firewalls, ACLs, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience building, integrating, and maintaining systems for managing and monitoring both physical and cloud-based routers and switches

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.