Network Connectivity Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design and plan scalable, future-proof data center connectivity for network clusters greater than 40 MW, including structured cabling plants supporting 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 scopes on 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 connectivity installations and hold vendors accountable for troubleshooting and repairs before network deployment turnover.
• Develop and maintain as-built documentation for data center connectivity.
• Release and troubleshoot ISP circuits across multiple regions; coordinate with data center providers on circuit and cross-connect deployments.
• Collaborate with capacity planning, network engineering, hardware reliability, and construction teams on cluster design and delivery.
• Apply applicable building codes and industry standards to connectivity design and installation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, or 8 years of equivalent practical experience.
• At least 5 years of experience working in and designing data center connectivity.
• Experience with multimode fiber, singlemode fiber, copper, and low-voltage telecommunications systems.
• Familiarity with structured cabling and active and passive cabling elements.
• Ability to travel approximately 40%.
• Physical ability to perform hands-on work in data center environments, including heat, cold, and tight quarters.
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed for deployments and cutovers.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• RCDD certification.
• Experience with budget loss, insertion loss, and return loss calculations for structured cable systems.
• Experience deploying routing switches, aggregation switches, optical transceivers, and DWDM.
• Ability to interpret fiber test results.
• Experience testing and troubleshooting singlemode duplex, multimode duplex, MPO8, MPO12, MPO16, AOC, DAC, and copper connectivity using OTDRs, light meters, VFLs, loopbacks, and BERT.
• Experience 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 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 TIA, BICSI, NEC, and other relevant building codes and cabling standards.