Overview

G'day! You've found an prospect that could define your next chapter. Applicants must be Australian citizens and hold or be eligible to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance with the ability to successfully complete an Organisational Suitability Assessment. More information regarding security clearances can be found at .

Based in Melbourne — we offer relocation support for candidates moving from other states.

Program Mission

You're joining at the defining moment of one of the most significant technology programmes Australia has ever undertaken. This programme will build and operate the dedicated cloud giving Australia’s national security community and its allies the capability to see more, share more, innovate and act faster than ever before. The architectural decisions being made now will shape how Australia’s national security community operates for the next decade.

Opportunity

As a Network Development Engineer I you will build and operate the fabric that powers the world’s largest cloud computing platform. You will troubleshoot real production networks, deploy infrastructure that serves millions of customers, and develop automation that eliminates manual toil — accelerating your growth at a pace that traditional networking roles simply can’t match.

Benefits

- Learning & development – AWS training and certification support, access to internal learning platforms.
- Health, income protection and life cover – Amazon subsidises private health insurance premiums, and group salary continuance and life insurance are included at no cost.
- Military differential pay launching in Australia – employees taking defence reserve leave may receive up to 52 weeks of military differential pay.
- Employee Assistance Program – Free,



confidential support 24/7 for you and your family – mental health, financial coaching, legal questions, and everyday life events.
- Family‑building benefit – Access to Maven for fertility treatment, adoption support, surrogacy and parenting coaching.
- Amazon Extras & employee discount – cashback and discounts across hundreds of retail, fitness, travel and lifestyle partners.

Key Job Responsibilities

You will own the hands‑on engineering and operational support of networks at scale. Your role includes deploying, monitoring, and troubleshooting infrastructure that millions of customers rely on daily. You will execute network deployments and changes with precision, using tools such as ping, traceroute, curl and netstat to isolate issues and restore service quickly. You will read and modify scripts and code, build automation, and identify small‑scale operational improvements.

A Day in the Life

Morning you review monitoring dashboards and overnight alerts. Mid‑morning you troubleshoot an alert using ping, traceroute and netstat, and collaborate with a senior engineer to isolate and fix the issue. After lunch you execute a configuration change in a controlled run‑book, identifying discrepancies and preventing downstream problems. In the afternoon you modify a Python script to collect an additional metric, test it and submit for review. You end the day participating in a knowledge‑sharing session to deepen your understanding of routing protocols.





About the Team

The Network Development team drives engineering, implementation, scalability, operations, reliability and sustainability for all network fabrics underpinning the software services and platforms used within an AWS region.

Basic Qualifications

- Experience with networking fundamentals.
- 2+ years of hands‑on experience in a network‑focused technical role working with routing protocols in data centre or wide‑area networking environments.
- Confident understanding of general routing protocol principles and the ability to apply knowledge to practical scenarios.
- Ability to use command‑line tools and scripts, read and modify existing code or systems (e.g., Python, Ansible), and comprehend automation tasks on a per‑device basis.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with effective change‑management practices and ability to identify and suggest small‑scale operational improvements.
- Experience developing or contributing to engineering mechanisms that support IP networking systems.

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE Statement

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability or other legally protected status. If you have a disability and need workplace accommodation during the application and hiring process, please visit content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.

Company – Amazon Support Services Pty Ltd

Job ID: A10461954

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📌 Network Development Engineer, Network Core (Relocation support available) (Canberra)
🏢 Amazon Web Services (AWS)
📍 Canberra