DESCRIPTION

Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.
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.
As a Senior Network Development Engineer, you will drive the operational strategy and excellence of Kuiper’s global network infrastructure. You will lead critical programs across manufacturing facilities, research labs, launch sites, and mission operations centers, while developing and mentoring a team of network development engineers to ensure operational excellence at scale.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead the deployment and ongoing maintenance of complex network solutions in manufacturing and lab environments
• Drive operational excellence programs across multiple sites and network domains
• Lead incident management for highest severity network events
• Establish best practices for network operations across global facilities
• Create and own operational readiness programs for new site deployments
• Lead root cause analysis for complex, multi-system operational issues
• Develop and execute operational improvement roadmaps
• Build and lead programs for team training and skill development
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation for critical infrastructure support
• Serve as the primary escalation point for critical network operational issues
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure network reliability for mission-critical operations

A day in the life
Your day begins reviewing network monitoring alerts across manufacturing facilities and mission operations centers. You’ll analyze traffic patterns and capacity needs for the factory floor while planning network expansion for new lab spaces. You will participate in the deployment of network solutions for upcoming launch sites, contract manufacturing partners, and testing facilities. You will coordinate with vendors on WAN circuit installations, troubleshoot routing issues affecting production systems, and mentor team members on complex network deployments. You’ll participate in change management meetings, schedule maintenance windows, and document network modifications. Throughout the day, you’ll handle escalations from manufacturing teams, validate network security controls, and ensure high availability across all sites. The role requires balancing immediate operational needs with strategic planning and improvement of processes and procedures in order to maintain network reliability for mission-critical operations.
This is an on-site role that requires employees to work from the company’s office 5 days per week. Remote work is not an option for this position. The role will include up to 25% of business travel.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience
• 8+ years of major internet routing protocols experience
• 5+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with AWS and AWS networking products such as Direct Connect and Transit Gateway
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  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

• Lead the deployment and ongoing maintenance of complex network solutions in manufacturing and lab environments
• Drive operational excellence programs across multiple sites and network domains
• Lead incident management for highest severity network events
• Establish best practices for network operations across global facilities
• Create and own operational readiness programs for new site deployments
• Lead root cause analysis for complex, multi-system operational issues
• Develop and execute operational improvement roadmaps
• Build and lead programs for team training and skill development
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation for critical infrastructure support
• Serve as the primary escalation point for critical network operational issues
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure network reliability for mission-critical operation