Backbone Planner - UAE National Rest Of World Backbone
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Experience
5 - 10 Years
Job Location
Education
Bachelor of Science(Computers)
Nationality
Any Nationality
Gender
Not Mentioned
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
The Planner role focuses on driving backbone performance improvements and managing network planning across APAC/EMEAI regions. Daily activities include coordinating with Business Development and Network Engineering teams to develop infrastructure plans, analyze performance metrics, and implement optimization strategies. Youll maintain topology documentation, manage network changes, and serve as a subject matter expert for cross-regional planning. The role requires strong analytical skills to translate forecasts into actionable projects while ensuring network efficiency and cost optimization. Youll work closely with internal stakeholders to drive strategic planning initiatives and maintain high-availability solutions at scale.
Key job responsibilities
- Act as the EMEAI and APAC cross regional subject matter expert on topology change management and infrastructure demand planning.
- Collaboratively develop network infrastructure execution plans in partnership with Business Developers that involve leased wavelengths, dark fibre and submarine cable capacity/builds.
- Develop strategic regional backbone network plans for approval by internal customers and stakeholders, with a focus on short, medium and long term needs
- Work with network engineering to ensure that the highest degree of design consistency, network efficiency, cost optimization, and long term scalability of the backbone network is delivered.
- Compile topology information and performance metrics and make recommendations for improvements based on their findings.
- Manage network change (migrations) as our network evolves to support increased traffic volumes and geographic expansion.
- Translate backbone and edge forecasts into actionable network infrastructure projects.
- Own network availability, performance and remediation plans to address non-compliance.
- Document the physical infrastructure of the rest of world backbone infrastructure
Desired Candidate Profile
Basic Qualifications
- UAE National with family book.5+ years vendor and project management experience.
- A Bachelors Degree in an IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Minimum of 5-years telecommunications industry experience in a similar environment.
- Direct technical experience working in a company owning or operating long haul dark fiber networks and DWDM systems.
- Ability to demonstrate where they have influenced the planning, design, development, contracting, implementation, and operation of long haul backbone networks.
- Extensive knowledge of IP peering ecosystems, fiber optic networks, submarine cables and the interconnection of these networks in order to obtain the highest availability for delivering online services globally.
- Willing to travel.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working at a large network operator, OTT or Internet Service Provider.
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate customer requirements and be organized
- In-depth knowledge of the latest optical communications developments.
- In-depth knowledge of and experience with major internet routing protocols; specifically BGP, OSPF, MPLS, RSVP and ISIS.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS have an exciting Backbone Planner opportunity in Dubai available for a UAE national with family book. AWS are committed to contributing towards the UAE s goal of employing 75,000 Emiratis in the private sector and Ministerial Resolution No.279. 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.