Network Development Manager, DCNE - Amazon

Description The AWS Networking organization is hiring, and we're looking for talented Network Development Mangers (NDM) to join our team. Within Networking, we're confronting and solving complex and high-stakes challenges. Our teams support all aspects of connectivity within and between Amazon's data centers and services. As a leader of one of our network engineering teams, you will play a part in designing, architecting and operating networks that simply cannot fail, must scale infinitely, and can never constrain growth or innovation. If working on the networks that support the world's largest cloud provider and Earth's most customer-centric company interests you, please read on! For this role, we are seeking a Network Development Manager to work in our Data Center Network Engineering organization. This team is responsible for designing and operating all of Amazon's massive scale data center networks. Our data center networks provide high bandwidth and low latency solutions for aggregating server racks. Managers in this organization own supporting the hardware platforms, defining the physical topologies, routing architectures and software control systems for these networks. As a Network Development Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team of experienced engineers and have ultimate responsibility for end-to-end delivery of key networking products and services; including new feature design, testing, deployment as well as overall responsibility for operational, capacity management, implementation, automation, standards, process management and change control. At Amazon, we ask our managers to be strong technical leaders who can dive deep and ensure the right outcomes are delivered for our customers. You will work closely with your customers and business partners to align a technical roadmap that ensures those outcomes are achieved. We also obsess over operational excellence and expect managers to demonstrate strong judgement. These are exciting times in our space - we are growing fast, but still at an early stage and working on ambitious new initiatives where a manager at any level makes day-to-day and strategic decisions that carry a huge amount of responsibility and significant technical and business impact. If you're up the challenge, we'd love to hear from you! Key Skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent analytical skills. Substantial background building and operating large-scale networks. In-depth experience in the application of network design, including knowledge of major protocols, topology design, network hardware, device configuration and traffic engineering. A strong track record of executing in dynamic and fast-paced environments. Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities Strong leadership skills Strong interpersonal skills Strong mentoring skills Strong presentation skills Ability to cope under pressure Ability to understand and drive service management/SLAs Ability to coordinate multiple activities and work in a high pace environment Key job responsibilities The successful candidate will be responsible for the continued evolution and operational performance of our datacenter platforms in addition to the day to day management and continued development of a high performing team of engineers. Within Networking, we're confronting and solving complex and high-stakes challenges. Our teams support all aspects of connectivity within Amazon's data centers and services. As a leader of one of our datacenter networking teams, you will play a part in operating, designing and architecting networks that simply cannot fail, must scale infinitely, and can never constrain growth or innovation. A day in the life At Amazon, we ask our managers to be strong technical leaders who can dive deep and ensure the right outcomes are delivered for our customers. You will work closely with your customers and business partners to align a technical roadmap that ensures those outcomes are achieved. As a Network Development Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team of experienced engineers and have ultimate responsibility for end-to-end delivery of key networking products and services; including new feature design, testing, deployment as well as overall responsibility for operational, capacity management, implementation, automation, standards, process management and change control. About the team This team is responsible for operating and designing all of Amazon's massive scale data center networks. Our data center networks provide high bandwidth and low latency solutions for aggregating server racks, inter-connecting data centers in our regional backbone, inter-connecting our data centers to our Border network, and for management and monitoring of all network devices and critical data center infrastructure. Managers in this organization own supporting the hardware platforms, defining the physical topologies, routing architectures and software control systems for these networks. We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Arlington, VA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA Basic Qualifications - Associate's degree, or CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) or CFR (CyberSec First Responder) or Cloud+ or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner) Preferred Qualifications - Knowledge of network analysis fundamentals and robust troubleshooting skills; specifically, network performance analysis - Experience working with customers to diagnose a problem, and work toward resolution - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Meets/exceeds Amazon's leadership principles requirements for this role - Meets/exceeds Amazon's functional/technical depth and complexity for this role Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $140,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $272,400/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.