Sr. Network Develoopment Engineer - UAE Nationals Only, AWS Backbone

OverviewRevolutionize Global Connectivity at Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS has an exciting Senior Network Development Engineer opportunity in Dubai available for a UAE national with family book. AWS is committed to contributing towards the UAE’s goal of employing 75,000 Emiratis in the private sector and Ministerial Resolution No.279. Join our AWS Networking team and become a critical architect of the world’s most complex and resilient network infrastructure. You’ll design network solutions that connect millions of users and services globally, pushing the boundaries of technological innovation and scalability. Within Networking, we’re confronting and solving complex and high-stake challenges. Our teams support all aspects of connectivity to/from Amazon and the outside world, as well as the connectivity between Amazon’s data centers and services. As a member of one of our network engineering teams, you will play a part in designing and architecting networks that simply cannot fail, must scale infinitely, and can never constrain growth or innovation.About AIS AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) 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.Key responsibilitiesDesign and architect network topologies that support Amazon’s global connectivity requirementsDevelop and defend high-level design documents for network infrastructureCollaborate with internal and external stakeholders to influence technology roadmapsConstruct, test, and validate network solutions that anticipate future technological needsServe as a technical escalation point for network operations teamsRole clarityAs a Network Development Engineer at Amazon, your core job responsibility is to design network topologies, architectures, and services that solve for many requirements. We listen to our customers (internal and external) and to our teams. Our engineers contribute to each team’s roadmap and help determine what’s most important. Together with leadership, you will decide on projects that best support your team’s mission. You will have the resources and time to understand, scope, and deliver these solutions. The primary area of responsibility is to design ahead of customer or technology needs, predicting and solving problems that have not yet occurred. This includes creating and defending High Level Design (HLD) documents, working with vendors or internal stakeholders to influence roadmaps, constructing and testing solutions, and providing support to deploy and operate these designs. Our teams also serve as technical escalation points in support of operations teams.Day-to-day / A day in the lifeYour day will be a dynamic blend of strategic design, collaborative problem-solving, and technical innovation. You’ll engage in creating network architectures that support Amazon’s global infrastructure, working with cross-functional teams to develop connectivity solutions. Expect to dive deep into routing protocols, traffic engineering, and network design challenges.About the teamThis opportunity sits within our Border Network organization, responsible for designing networks connecting Amazon directly to the outside world (including the Internet, peers, and external customers). The team evolves the global backbone that interconnects Regions and partners with internal customers. Engineers define routing policy, design and implement Traffic Engineering solutions, and architect hardware platforms and network designs to support internal and external connectivity. We move terabits of traffic daily and manage ingress/egress points of traffic entering and leaving Amazon, as well as all internal and customer traffic on our global backbone. Engineers make day-to-day and strategic decisions with significant responsibility and impact.Why AWS?Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and continue to innovate. Customers—from startups to Global 500 companies—trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.Work/Life Balance & CultureWe value work-life harmony. Flexibility i