Backbone Fiber - Business & Vendor Developer , Global Connectivity & Infrastructure Development

Amazon is hiring a Backbone Fiber - Business & Vendor Developer , Global Connectivity & Infrastructure Development in London, United Kingdom. Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions network architecture, vendor management and infrastructure development among its tools and skills.
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Drive the architecture, scaling, and business development of global backbone network infrastructure at AWS.

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This position can be based in Dublin or London.

Today, Amazon Web Services provides a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world. The AWS Cloud infrastructure is built around Regions and Availability Zones (AZs). AWS Regions provide multiple, physically separated and isolated Availability Zones which are connected with low latency, high throughput, and highly redundant networking. These Availability Zones offer AWS customers an easier and more effective way to design and operate applications and databases, making them more highly available, fault tolerant, and scalable than traditional single datacenter infrastructures or multi-datacenter infrastructures. How would you like to come be part of the team that builds out that low latency, high throughput, and highly redundant network?

AWS is seeking an exceptional Backbone Network Developer to help architect and scale one of the world's most sophisticated networks. As a key member of our Backbone Network Development organization, you will drive innovation in network scaling while maintaining AWS's renowned operational excellence. This role offers the unique opportunity to shape the future of global network infrastructure while solving complex challenges at unprecedented scale. You will leverage your technical expertise and commercial acumen to develop creative solutions that support Amazon's continued worldwide growth and expansion. Join us in building the future of cloud infrastructure at AWS, where your contributions will have global impact. This position sits within our Backbone Network Development organization, a team critical to Amazon's global infrastructure and connectivity strategy.
AWS Infrastructure Services 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 job responsibilities
Network Strategy & Development
- Drive AWS's European backbone network infrastructure strategy and execution
- Design and implement large-scale network architecture supporting Amazon's global operations
- Develop and execute strategic network expansion plans with regular milestone tracking
- Optimize network topology for maximum efficiency and cost-effectiveness
- Monitor and analyze telecommunications market trends, emerging technologies, and industry developments

Vendor & Partnership Management
- Identify and evaluate strategic suppliers for wavelengths, dark fiber, and submarine cable capacity
- Lead technical vendor strategy across AWS's European network topology
- Develop and maintain key commercial and technical partnerships within Europe
- Manage supplier onboarding, performance metrics, and service quality standards
- Coordinate with vendors and internal teams to deliver new backbone capacity

Financial & Project Management
- Collaborate with finance partners on budget planning and allocation
- Manage risk assessment, escalations, and technical constraint resolution
- Balance business requirements with technical limitations and cost considerations

About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.

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.

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 conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

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.

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.

Basic qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or experience related IT
- Experience related to spectrum management, securing licenses for the provision of telecommunications services and ensuring regulatory compliance at an international level
- Experience managing procurement teams with direct experience in supplier/supply chain management
- Experience in solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits), or experience building and managing financial models for business forecasting and problem solving

Preferred qualifications

- Experience working in a network planning, network construction/implementation, or commercial implementation role at an ISP, telecoms operator, or Hyperscaler
- Experience in strategic marketing management and market analysis and demonstrated ability to build and execute a strategy with clear goals and objectives to align to business and service objectives, and support portfolio objectives
- Experience working across functional teams and senior stakeholders
- Experience in Network protocols like DNS/DHCP/TCP, or experience in Linux and Networking protocols and experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

How we rate this

Backbone Fiber - Business & Vendor Developer , Global Connectivity & Infrastructure Development at Amazon rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Backbone Fiber - Business & Vendor Developer , Global Connectivity & Infrastructure Development is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in GB, London.
The job was posted on May 28, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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