Amazon
Optical Network Engineer, Data Center Regional Engineering Services (DRES)
$136K–$184K
Seattle, WA · Full-time · Posted Mar 24, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years in major internet routing protocols and Linux/Unix; 3+ years in large-scale networking environments; 1+ years of automation scripting preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Designs, deploys, scales, and sustains optical network solutions and testing across AWS data centers.
What you'll do
- Deploy, scale, optimize, and document network and systems operations.
- Automate optical test plans, qualify optical modules, and work with vendors to develop test plans and evaluate hardware and software features.
- Partner with network operations to identify issues and improve quality and the RMA process.
What they ask for
- 4+ years of major internet routing protocols experience.
- 4+ years working in a Linux/Unix environment.
- 3+ years working in large-scale networking environments.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience; experience with modeling, project management, CAD, software programming tools, networking administration and troubleshooting, and process improvements.
Nice to have
- 1+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience.
- Experience with network hardware or operating highly available, scalable internet systems with a large customer base.
Pay
136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Linux/Unix, CAD, Batch, VB, PowerShell, Java, C#, Python
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