Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering or Telecom Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with networking protocols and troubleshooting.
• Experience in telecommunications, optical network infrastructure, transmission systems, and Layer 2 or Layer 3 routers and data services.
• Experience with fiber types and their application, physical fiber characteristics, and standard testing tools (OSA, BERT, OTDR).
• Experience with optical networking and deployment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with managing or directing field operation technicians, engineers, contractors or vendors in a Telco working environment.
• Experience in developing and implementing automation solutions for network deployment or similar processes.
• Experience with process improvement or process engineering methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma).
• Experience working with optical transport systems, third-party leased network assets, and installation vendors.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, lead technical projects, prioritize and manage project timelines.
• Ability to travel as needed.

About the job

You will facilitate faster, better, and more efficient, positive outcomes for the business and our customers. Your objective will be to build the world’s most reliable, cost-effective and scalable network to support all of our current and future customers and users globally.

As a part of the Network Deployment team, you will operate the network reliably and at scale, owning the full life-cycle of all space, power, and network assets in all of Google’s data centers and metro points of presence globally. You will be involved from site acquisition to construction, accountable for space and power delivery, and engaged in every facet of network delivery from architecture and design to installation, configuration, activation, and commissioning. You will ensure that the network stays up and is well positioned to turn up business-generating service at industry-leading intervals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Google's network reliably and at scale, with a focus on workflow automation and efficiency.
• Drive adaptable and scalable approaches, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize network deployment cycle time and operational costs through process improvements.
• Own an area of responsibility, addressing issues, anticipating needs and escalating as necessary, while identifying automation opportunities to improve efficiency and prevent reoccurring failure modes.
• Maintain accurate network data to drive operational excellence.
• Execute deployment, maintenance, and operations of private data networks worldwide.