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NW Deployment Edge Lead I, AMER-EDGE-Projects
Amazon.comUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Sept 2024
About the role
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our 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 with people across AWS to help us 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.
As a Colocation Technician in AWS, you will get to help build and maintain a Cloud Computing Infrastructure across a number of local and remote Edge locations in the Americas.The role involves some periods working independently from your team and requires the ability to drive change while maintaining excellent communication.
Your day job will include (but not limited to):
• Installation and configuration of routers, switches and DWDM hardware.
• Troubleshoot fiber optic and copper cabling, network installations and configuration.
• Coordinating colocation remote hands for new capacity installations.
• Coordinating colocation remote hands and eyes for any network issues.
• Resolving colocation facility issues.
• Identify, coordinate, and remediate outside plant (OSP) connectivity issues.
• Participating in small to mid-size projects creating or expanding colocation sites.
• Building relationships with remote facilities to ensure swift response times to events.
• Performing site audits to ensure safety and quality meets AWS standards.
• Improving all operational processes within each site and/or cage.
• Updating AWS tools.
• Providing status updates to stakeholders via internal tools.
• Decommissioning of cabling and network hardware in collaboration with partner teams as needed.
• Physical Requirements (all physical requirements may be done with reasonable accommodations).
• This position has a physical component requiring the ability to lift & rack equipment up to 40lbs; it may require working in cramped spaces or in elevated locations while adhering to health & safety guidelines.
• This role involves up to 60% travel, the vast majority is local travel but may have potential to include some including some international travel at times.
Key job responsibilities
You are someone who is highly autonomous, very detail oriented and possesses very strong written & verbal communication skills. You will have previous hands on technical troubleshooting experience and a proven ability solving complex problems. You possess strong technical knowledge of fiber optics and networking equipment.
You will have experience building relationships with internal and external teams/customers along with innovating effective solutions to meet issues & problems as they arise. You maintain high standards for colocation cabling and maintenance. You seek out ways to improve yourself and the processes and systems with which you work.
Most of all you will also have a passion for technology along with a desire to be the best at your job every day!
- Bachelor’s Degree (BA or BS) in computer science or management or equivalent experience
- 2+ years Linus or UNIX administration, troubleshooting Network installation and configuration
- 2+ years triaging and repairing data center and colocation site fiber optic cabling/systems and network hardware
- LEAN, Sigma and Operational Excellence knowledge and/or proficiency.
- Copper/Fiber Optic Testing/Cabling Standards.
- Understanding of DWDM and TCP/IP networks.
- 4+ years working in a data center operations environment.
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.
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 with people across AWS to help us 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.
As a Colocation Technician in AWS, you will get to help build and maintain a Cloud Computing Infrastructure across a number of local and remote Edge locations in the Americas.The role involves some periods working independently from your team and requires the ability to drive change while maintaining excellent communication.
Your day job will include (but not limited to):
• Installation and configuration of routers, switches and DWDM hardware.
• Troubleshoot fiber optic and copper cabling, network installations and configuration.
• Coordinating colocation remote hands for new capacity installations.
• Coordinating colocation remote hands and eyes for any network issues.
• Resolving colocation facility issues.
• Identify, coordinate, and remediate outside plant (OSP) connectivity issues.
• Participating in small to mid-size projects creating or expanding colocation sites.
• Building relationships with remote facilities to ensure swift response times to events.
• Performing site audits to ensure safety and quality meets AWS standards.
• Improving all operational processes within each site and/or cage.
• Updating AWS tools.
• Providing status updates to stakeholders via internal tools.
• Decommissioning of cabling and network hardware in collaboration with partner teams as needed.
• Physical Requirements (all physical requirements may be done with reasonable accommodations).
• This position has a physical component requiring the ability to lift & rack equipment up to 40lbs; it may require working in cramped spaces or in elevated locations while adhering to health & safety guidelines.
• This role involves up to 60% travel, the vast majority is local travel but may have potential to include some including some international travel at times.
Key job responsibilities
You are someone who is highly autonomous, very detail oriented and possesses very strong written & verbal communication skills. You will have previous hands on technical troubleshooting experience and a proven ability solving complex problems. You possess strong technical knowledge of fiber optics and networking equipment.
You will have experience building relationships with internal and external teams/customers along with innovating effective solutions to meet issues & problems as they arise. You maintain high standards for colocation cabling and maintenance. You seek out ways to improve yourself and the processes and systems with which you work.
Most of all you will also have a passion for technology along with a desire to be the best at your job every day!
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree (BA or BS) in computer science or management or equivalent experience
- 2+ years Linus or UNIX administration, troubleshooting Network installation and configuration
- 2+ years triaging and repairing data center and colocation site fiber optic cabling/systems and network hardware
Preferred Qualifications
- Understanding of distributed and service-oriented architectures.- LEAN, Sigma and Operational Excellence knowledge and/or proficiency.
- Copper/Fiber Optic Testing/Cabling Standards.
- Understanding of DWDM and TCP/IP networks.
- 4+ years working in a data center operations environment.
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.
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