# Network Connectivity Engineer

**Company:** [xAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/xai)
**Location:** Memphis, TN, Southaven, MS
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Data Center Connectivity, Structured Cabling, Multimode Fiber, Singlemode Fiber, Copper Cabling, Optical Transceivers, Dwdm, Ethernet, InfiniBand, Roce, Otdr, Python, SQL, Network Switches, Bicsi
**Posted:** 2026-08-27

> Designs and delivers large-scale data center connectivity, structured cabling, ISP circuits, and network upgrades for high-bandwidth infrastructure. Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, at least five years in data center connectivity, and hands-on expertise with fiber, copper, testing, and low-voltage systems.

## Job Description

## 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.

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