Job Description
- 3+ years experience with cabling infrastructure best practices and methodologies
- 3+ years in data center or critical environment
- Foundational knowledge of TCP/IP Networking and Infrastructure Technology.
- 3+ years experience managing work and priorities through ticketing system and workflows.
Our team is growing and we are looking to hire a motivated Network Deployment Project Lead to join our growing Infrastructure Delivery team. The role encompasses end-to-end ownership of medium to large-scale Data Center cabling deployments including migrations, new sites, and new regions.
This role includes:
- Initial cabling planning, installation, validation, and quality assessment.
- Engaging external contractors including newly onboarded cabling vendors.
- Planning and working with a wide range of project stakeholders to determine device and cabling requirements, scheduling resources to meet project timelines, engage external vendors, and continuous status reporting.
- Installation of, racking and stacking networking devices, running and patching fiber cabling, and configuring devices using automation tools and the command line interface.
- Validation, device troubleshooting and stress testing prior to capacity delivery.
Our ideal candidate is someone who enjoys working autonomously, is detail oriented, possesses strong written and verbal communication skills as well as being competent in all aspects of installation and troubleshooting of networking hardware, software and fiber connectivity. This position requires that you will work with minimum supervision to assist in the development of innovative ways to automate and scale our data center deployments as we expand.
Key job responsibilities
- Willingness to travel up to 50% including some local and international assignments throughout AMER.
- 3 + years experience with network cabling, optic types, and test equipment (VFL, power meter, and OTDR etc.)
- AS/BS or equivalent experience in Information Systems, Computer Science or Information Assurance.
- Knowledge of major Command Line Protocols (Cisco IOS, JunOS, etc)
- Experience in large scale data center network implementations and support
- Experience with medium to large, complex project scopes and ambiguous details within the work environment.
- Experience defining Rackspace, Power, and Cooling requirements for Network Infrastructure
- Ability to deliver sustainable and repeatable solutions and processes with an eye on continuous improvement.
- Strong written communication, task prioritization, and time management ability.
- Experience working in virtualized enterprise networking environments
- Experience working with IT best practice frameworks (ITIL, LEAN, AGILE)
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