Senior Backbone Network Business Developer, Americas, Backbone Network Development

Senior Backbone Network DeveloperAmazon Web Services is looking for a highly motivated, commercial and technically savvy Senior Backbone Network Developer to help develop and scale one of the world's largest and most complex networks. This opportunity sits within our Backbone Network Development organization for the Americas, where the team is responsible for planning, developing and acquiring the network that drives Amazon's internal infrastructure. The Senior Backbone Network Developer will be a subject matter expert in the telecommunications marketplace, experienced with vendors, physical network infrastructure, optical technologies and backbone network engineering. This role requires collaboration, and synthesising a technical vendor strategy across the AWS network topology. This individual would actively drive commercial and technical vendor network strategy within North America, working with suppliers, technology partners, as well as the AWS service teams to meet our customer's demands. By applying a unique blend of industry and technology experience, you will work closely with both external and internal teams to find creative, cost effective, and often unusual solutions to meet Amazon's ongoing growth and expansion needs worldwide.Key job responsibilities include serving as a key member of the Americas Backbone Network Development team helping to drive overall Network Infrastructure strategy, executing the strategic backbone network plans and providing regular progress updates, identifying suppliers and developing technical and commercial solutions that solve for wavelengths, dark fibre and submarine cable capacity, organizing, tracking, and coordinating with vendors and internal teams to deliver new backbone capacity for Amazon, working with network planners and engineers to ensure the most efficient and cost effective network topology is delivered, working closely with finance partners, collaborating on budget creation, business case development, deal inspection, and supplier invoicing, tracking overall telecoms market trends and developments in terms of vendor technologies, coverage, cost and deal structures, managing the suppliers onboarding, relationship, performance, and service quality, anticipating bottlenecks, managing risk and escalations, and balancing the business needs versus technical constraints.About the team: Why 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. Diverse Experiences Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying. 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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud. 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. Mentorship and 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.Basic Qualifications: Candidates should have 10+ years telecommunications industry experience in a similar environment. Candidates must have an experience in managing suppliers/customers or partners. Ability to create complex financial models to understand business impacts of various network solutions is required. Procurement and negotiations of dark fiber and wavelengths.Preferred Qualifications: Experience working at a large network operator, OTT or Internet Service Provider. Demonstrated ability to anticipate customer requirements and build strategic plans. Proven record of negotiating multiple large-scale network acquisitions (dark fiber, conduit). Experience interacting with senior executives and other management within your own company and externally; and working across commercial, technical, domestic, and international arms of an organization. In-depth knowledge of the latest optical communications developments. Demonstrated ability to formulate data driven decisions that lead to results. Sound business judgment, proven ability to influence others, and strong analytical thinking skills are critical to success in this position.