Network Development Engineer II, Capacity Engineering (AWS)

Job ID: Amazon Development Centre Ireland Limited

Do you like to design, operate, and implement networks at large scale? Would you like your work to play a key role in supporting all aspects of connectivity to/from Amazon and the outside world, as well as connectivity between Amazon's data centres and services? Join AWS Infrastructure Services, where we own the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centres and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain, and we're looking for talented people who want to help.

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 across AWS to 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.

The AWS GCNA (Global Connectivity and Network Availability) Organisation is looking for a Network Development Engineer to join our Backbone Enterprise, and Regional Engineering (BERE) team. Network Development Engineers partner with our broader Infrastructure organisation on configuration standards and tools, and collaborate with Systems and Software Engineers to ensure fast, smooth roll out of new designs and products, and also deploy and sustain networking software tools.

GCNA is the backbone that connects the global AWS network, controlling the internet traffic that allows users to access information and applications worldwide. GCNA is responsible for building and designing a complex backbone network that allows internet traffic to flow efficiently between data centres and customers.

Key job responsibilities

Network Development Engineers perform high quality network and/or systems operations, deployments, scaling, technology refresh, sustaining engineering, best practice application, optimisation, internal/external customer interactions, and produce appropriate technical documentation.

• Your core job responsibility is to design network designs, services and deployment procedures that solve many requirements.
• Decide on projects that best support your team's mission with your leadership team.
• Design ahead of customer or technology needs, predict and solve problems that have not yet occurred by creating and defending High Level Design (HLD) and Low Level Design (LLD) documents, working with internal stakeholders to influence technology roadmaps, constructing and testing your solutions, and providing support to the teams that will deploy and operate these designs.
• Create and automate deployment processes that increase quality and velocity.
• Work closely with internal customers on designs/solutions; bring those designs from concept to production.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of IP networking fundamentals and extensive experience in the application of IP protocols as well as network analysis fundamentals and robust troubleshooting skills.
• 5+ years of experience with major internet routing protocols; specifically BGP, OSPF, MPLS, RSVP and ISIS in a large enterprise environment.
• 5+ years working with major network operating systems such as Cisco IOS and/or Junos.
• 3+ years of experience with Unix/Linux skills and ability to script in Python, Perl, shell.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Masters in Computer Science, MBA, or equivalent experience.
• Senior or Lead Engineer experience at other organisations.
• Expert-level certifications (e.g. CCIE, JNCIE) a plus.
• Expert-level scripting and/or automation skills in a network environment.
• Software development/programming skills are a plus.

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Posted: March 3, 2026 (Updated 6 days ago)

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