What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. SDM, Network Data Services position at Amazon?
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Job summary
Ever wonder what it takes to operate the largest cloud network on the planet? At AWS, we are reinventing the way to operate hyper scale networks. As a member of the Global Connectivity and Network Availability team, you’ll have a unique opportunity to shape the development of one of the world’s largest and most complex networks.
A wave of innovation is bringing sweeping changes to networking technology. Virtualization, unimaginable scale, hardware commoditization, and automation are revolutionizing network software. At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we leverage big data technologies and deep network analytics software to run one of the largest networks in the world. We push the boundaries of robustness, fault-tolerance and smart adaptive algorithms that can react intelligently to real-world events. This is a great opportunity to make history by building massive-scale distributed software systems. In AWS Networking, we develop software at every level of the stack from front-end user interfaces to low-level embedded software and everything in between.
You will lead teams that are responsible to manage and vend information about all network devices, this includes operational state, topology information, and services that propagate configuration and collect network data.
Key job responsibilities
As a Senior Software Development Manager, you will own the creation and delivery of an exciting product roadmap, work closely with network engineers that build and manage the physical network, software engineering teams that build services to monitor and operate the logical network. In AWS, if you build it, you own it. We pride ourselves on a high level of ownership in the work we do. This means we hold a high bar for test automation, verification processes, design and code reviews to ensure that our systems meet the exacting standards our customers demand.
* You will engage, influence, and align peers and senior leaders on product vision, roadmap, and investment.
* Build software services that are the authority for global AWS network operational state
* Work with network operations team in identifying issues and improving quality process.
* Ability to translate abstract requirements into clear deliverables and drive initiatives from inception through launch.
* Comfortable working in an environment that moves fast, incorporate input from various stakeholders into building a product strategy and message you present to our customers.
About the team
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship.
Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
* 7 years of experience working directly within engineering teams
* Experience partnering with product OR program management teams
* 5 years of people management experience, managing engineers
* 5 years of experience architecting and designing (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Love to innovate, solve complex problems with build scalable systems and solutions.
* 10 years of experience building and leading teams.
* Master's or above in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
Why AWS?
About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Hybrid Work
We value innovation and recognize this sometimes requires uninterrupted time to focus on a build. We also value in-person collaboration and time spent face-to-face. Our team affords engineers options to work in the office every day or in a flexible, hybrid work model near one of our US Amazon offices. Our hybrid models allow you the freedom to work from home whenever in-office collaboration isn’t necessary.
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.
