IT Network Infrastructure Engineer, Data Centers

• Design and plan scalable, future-proof data center connectivity for network clusters, including structured cabling plants that support evolving architectures and speeds beyond 800G.
• Procure fiber, copper, and other connectivity materials for new builds, expansions, and technology refreshes.
• Provide project management and construction oversight for connectivity scope on new data center builds and expansions.
• Plan and implement network upgrades and overhauls for technology refreshes in live data center environments.
• Develop Methods of Procedure (MOPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for connectivity deployments in live environments.
• Audit existing and new connectivity installations and hold vendors accountable for troubleshooting and repairs prior to network deployment turnover.
• Develop and maintain as-built documentation for all data center connectivity.
• Release and troubleshoot ISP circuits across multiple regions; interface with data center providers to drive circuit and cross-connect deployments.
• Collaborate with capacity planning, network engineering, hardware reliability, and construction teams on cluster design and delivery.
• Apply knowledge of applicable building codes and industry standards to connectivity design and installation.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or other STEM discipline and 5+ years of experience working in and designing data center connectivity; OR 7+ years of experience working in and designing data center connectivity in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with multimode fiber, single-mode fiber, copper, and other low-voltage telecommunication systems.
• Experience designing, installing, and documenting ultra-high fiber count (UHFC) plants.

Additional requirements

• Willingness to participate in an after-hours on-call rotation and work extended hours or weekends as necessary.
• Willingness to travel (up to 20%, including flying to other sites worldwide) and potential time at sea supporting marine systems.
• Ability to lift 30 lbs.
• Ability to work at heights.
• Ability to drive (active valid driver's license).

Itar requirements

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

• RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer) certification.
• Familiarity with designing, installing, and documenting Data Center interconnects measuring in the thousands of strands.
• Experience performing budget loss, insertion loss, and return loss calculations for structured cable systems.
• Experience deploying network elements such as routing switches, aggregation switches, optical transceivers, and DWDM.
• Ability to interpret fiber test results.
• Experience with network connectivity testing (single-mode duplex, multimode duplex, MPO8, MPO12, MPO16, AOC, DAC, and copper) and troubleshooting using OTDR, light meters, VFLs, loopbacks, and BERT across vendors.
• Experience building and designing scalable fiber and connectivity plants for large-scale data centers across Ethernet, InfiniBand, and RoCE networks.
• Experience designing and deploying connectivity for high-speed / high-bandwidth HPC and ML applications.
• Experience troubleshooting optical transceivers, network switches, fiber, and other Layer 1 hardware.
• Knowledge of basic programming languages such as Python and SQL.
• Experience deploying monitoring and alerting systems for environmental, mechanical, and electrical data center systems.
• Ability to manage multiple projects across different time zones simultaneously.
• Knowledge of relevant building codes and industry cabling standards (TIA, BICSI, NEC).

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