Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Amazon Web Services (AWS) operates global cloud infrastructure and networking systems that support customers worldwide. The Senior Connectivity Engineer will develop fiber optic, structured cabling, and physical network solutions for hyperscale data centers, while coordinating vendors, automating testing, troubleshooting deployments, and improving network reliability and standards.
Responsibilities
- Manage vendors and manufacturers to assess new fiber optic and passive infrastructure designs, establish fiber testing standards, and develop scalable implementation strategies for network-wide deployment
- Automate fiber test plans and qualify fiber connectivity designs
- Design and specify structured cabling systems (fiber, copper, cable trays/duct banks) for network layers at hyperscale data centers
- Develop standards, reference designs, and installation guidelines for physical network/cabling deployments and structured cabling systems
- Focus on ambiguous problem areas in existing or new network architecture and systems development initiatives, propose and deliver projects that have a significant business and/or customer impact
- Drive discussions with customers and peers, and being a key influencer in team strategy
- Partner with internal network engineering and site operations teams to align physical design with logical network architecture
- Manage fiber vendors and contractors; perform quality control and commissioning of fiber bundles and structured cabling systems
- Perform mitigation analysis and site inspections to validate as-built conditions, ensuring compliance with design and operational requirements
- Monitor module quality in the fleet and build mechanism to remediate large scale events and improve health of our links
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues during build, commissioning, and handover phases to ensure network readiness
- Maintain documentation, drawings, and asset records for physical network components across global sites
- Provide feedback to design and operations teams to drive continuous improvement of physical network standards
Skills
- • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field - or equivalent experience
- • 7+ years of hands-on experience on fiber plant design and network design OR 10+ years of experience in structured cabling design, deployment, and maintenance for large-scale data centers
- • 5+ years of experience with fiber plant design and IEEE standards
- • 2+ years of experience working with optical protocols and technologies
- • Expertise in industry standards such as ANSI/TIA, BICSI and other relevant structured cabling guidelines
- • Proven ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams and external vendors on large-scale projects
- • Strong skills in reviewing and interpreting technical drawings, cable schedules, and documentation management
- • Master's degree in a technical field, or CISCO certification
- • Expertise in fiber systems design and development
- • Experience working in hyper-scale cloud, AI or high-performance computing environments
- • Proficiency in 2D/3D engineering tools (e.g. CAD, Revit) for design and clash detection
- • Expertise in debugging and troubleshooting
- • Experience working with Fiber
- • manufacturing and Fiber termination plants
- • Significant experience in the product development lifecycle
- • Strong analytical & troubleshooting skills for physical-layer network systems
- • Proven track record of innovating or inventing network solutions to business problems
Benefits
- Sign-on payments
- Restricted stock units (RSUs)
- Health insurance, including medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and an option for Supplemental life plans
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Mental Health Support
- Medical Advice Line
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Flexibility as part of the working culture
- Employee-led affinity groups
- Ongoing events and learning experiences, including CORE and AmazeCon conferences
- Knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources
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