Infrastructure Deployment Engineer

Key Responsibilities

Project Oversight & Contractor Management

• Serve as the primary on-site technical point of contact for the Low Voltage Contractor (LVC) and internal engineering teams.
• Manage the LVC's deployment schedule, ensuring adherence to project milestones and reporting progress and delays to project management.
• Coordinate access, material delivery, and staging areas with data center facility operations.
• Act as a remote hands expert for remote engineering teams during deployment and validation activities.

Quality Assurance (QA) & Quality Control (QC)

• Perform comprehensive, multi-stage QA inspections on all LVC work, including rack placement, server/device racking, cable routing, and labeling.
• Ensure all infrastructure, including racks, servers, network devices, and storage units, are installed and grounded according to specified Bill of Materials (BoM) and design documentation.
• Fiber Optic and Cabling Validation: Conduct or directly oversee optical loss testing (OLTS), OTDR analysis, and insertion/return loss evaluations on all installed fiber links (Single-Mode and Multi-Mode).
• Verify copper (Cat6a/Cat8) cable integrity and pin-out using certified testers.
• Ensure all patch panels, trunks, patch cords, and cable management systems comply with code.
• Manage vendor/partner relationships, contracts, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for installation quality.

Subject Matter Expertise & Documentation

• Act as the organization's SME for fiber optic infrastructure and structured cabling best practices (BICSI standards).
• Review, interpret, and validate design documentation, rack elevation diagrams, and fiber schematics for constructability.
• Generate detailed final test reports, as-built documentation, and root cause analysis (RCA) reports for any issues encountered during deployment.
• Educate and coach internal full-time employees on fiber maintenance and cable management best practices.
• Manage closeout activities and handoff to the operations team.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field).
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in data center or mission-critical infrastructure deployment.
• Travel Ready: Comfortable with 40% travel for extended onsite deployments during datacenter turn-ups.
• Deep technical expertise (SME level) in fiber optic systems, including design standards, installation techniques, and advanced testing methodologies (OTDR, VFL, Power Meter).
• Proven experience in physical infrastructure installation, including the racking, stacking, and cabling of servers, network, and storage hardware.
• Ability to read, interpret, and translate technical drawings and schematics (AutoCAD, Visio).
• Strong organizational skills with a proven track record of driving projects to completion and dealing well with ambiguity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry certifications such as BICSI RCDD or relevant vendor certifications (Cisco, Juniper).
• Experience with hyperscale or large-scale data center environments and standardization programs.
• Familiarity with IT service operations frameworks (ITIL).

Salary & Benefits

• Base salary range: $150,000 - $250,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location.
• Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity).
• Retirement or pension plan, health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous PTO policy.