# Data Center Infrastructure Architect
**Company:** [Fluidstack](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fluidstack)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, Austin, TX, New York, NY
**Salary:** $200K-$300K
**Skills:** Mtp/Mpo, Structured Cabling, 400G Optics, 800G Optics, Dr4, Fr4, Lr4, Sr8, Netbox, Dcim, Otdr, Ieee 802.3, Oif, Corning, Panduit Commscope
**Posted:** 2026-04-14
> Designs scalable optical and structured cabling for hyperscale data centers, mapping logical networks to physical fiber plants, planning transceivers, and ensuring lifecycle scalability. Requires expertise in MPO ecosystems, optics standards, and DCIM integration.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities

**Logical / Physical Mapping**
- Break down DCN logical port maps (TOR, spine, super-spine, DCI) into physical cross-connect and patching schedules.
- Automate port-to-fiber mapping at scale (100K+ ports per site).

**Fiber Plant Design**
- Define cassette types (MTP/MPO Base-8/12/16), trunk counts, and structured cabling hierarchy.
- Plan cassette placement within racks, rows, and meet-me-rooms.
- Model fiber utilization and overbuild for 2–3 hardware generations.

**Optics / Transceiver Planning**
- Select optics (400G/800G DR4, FR4, LR4, SR8, coherent DCI) based on reach and loss budget.
- Validate interoperability across vendors and generations.
- Maintain loss budget and margin models for every link type.

**Structured Cabling & Physical Implementation**
- Define patching architectures (direct MPO vs. breakout vs. mid-span).
- Ensure pathways (ladder racks, underfloor, ODFs) scale with fiber density.
- Establish standards for labeling, documentation, and change management.

**Scalability & Lifecycle Management**
- Build modular designs for pod/rack growth.
- Anticipate transition to higher-speed optics (e.g., 400G → 800G → 1.6T).
- Integrate with DCIM (NetBox, custom tools) to track strands, ports, and patching.

## Requirements

- Proven experience designing hyperscale or cloud provider data center networks (1000+ racks, 100K+ fiber strands).
- Expert in structured cabling systems (Corning, Panduit, CommScope) and MPO/MTP ecosystems.
- Deep knowledge of optical standards (IEEE 802.3, OIF) and transceiver technologies (400G/800G DR4, FR4, LR4, SR8).
- Strong grasp of fiber loss budgets, dispersion, and testing methodologies (OTDR, insertion loss, polarity verification).
- Experience integrating designs into DCIM tools (NetBox, Remedy, custom hyperscaler equivalents).

## Compensation

**Base Salary Range**: $200,000 - $300,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location. Total compensation may include equity in the form of stock options.
**Apply:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/data-center-infrastructure-architect-at-fluidstack-b1902704-5647-4c34-b5f0-3663637aeb0b
**Canonical:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/data-center-infrastructure-architect-at-fluidstack-b1902704-5647-4c34-b5f0-3663637aeb0b