Network Planning

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key member of the Global Backbone Network Development team helping to drive overall Network Infrastructure strategy.
• Execute strategic backbone network plans and provide regular progress updates.
• Identify suppliers and develop technical and commercial solutions that solve for wavelengths, dark fibre and submarine cable capacity.
• Organize, track, and coordinate with vendors and internal teams to deliver new backbone capacity for Amazon.
• Work with capacity planners and engineers to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective network topology is delivered.
• Work closely with finance partners, collaborating on budget creation, business case development, deal analysis, and supplier invoicing.
• Track overall telecoms market trends and developments in terms of vendor technologies, coverage, cost and deal structures.
• Manage supplier onboarding, relationships, performance, and service quality.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, manage risks and escalations, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.