Optical Transport Network Implementation Engineer, Global Network Infrastructure

Job Description

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Dallas, TX, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Thornton, CO, USA .

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• 3 years of experience in Optical Transport
• Field deployment experience.
• Experience with an optical network provider, or vendor acting in an operations or engineering role.
• Experience in building optical networking infrastructure and/or optical networking equipment/systems.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Network Capacity Planning.
• Understanding of networking and fundamentals of network troubleshooting at both Layer1 and Layer 3.
• Detailed knowledge of fiber types and their application, physical fiber characteristics, and standard testing tools (e.g.OSA, BERT, OTDR).
• Understanding of network transport design, equipment, infrastructure, and familiarity with network analysis and continual service improvement methods.
• Advanced troubleshooting of DWDM and Routing systems, with proficiency in DWDM, Routing topology, and architecture which can serve as a resource for other teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

About the job

Google is proud to boast a network that provides service to millions of Internet users around the world. The Network Engineering team is responsible for operating that network reliably and at scale. As a member of the team, you have a direct impact on design and feature enhancements to keep our systems running smoothly. You also ensure that network operations are safe and efficient by monitoring network performance, coordinating planned maintenance, adjusting hardware components and responding to network connectivity issues. Google's complex network generates a constant stream of challenges which require you to continually be innovative with an evolving set of technologies. Keeping the network reliable ensures that our users stay connected with our suite of applications, products and services.

The Network Delivery team is responsible for building, augmenting, and operating Google's network reliably and at scale. Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Network Delivery team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. The team designs, configures and manages the installation of Google’s network including infrastructure, hardware setup, commissioning, trouble-shooting, and decommissioning old gear as we're in a constant upgrade cycle. We build the network that ensures our customers and users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Additional Information
(Colorado only*) Minimum salary of $88,000 + bonus + equity + benefits .
*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum salary compensation for this role when being hired into our offices in Colorado.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for building and operating Google's network reliably and at scale.
• Design, build, configure, and manage the installation of Google’s network including infrastructure, hardware setup, commissioning, trouble-shooting, and decommissioning old gear as we're in a constant upgrade cycle.
• Develop creative approaches to keep operational costs low and improve the efficiency of our ever-growing infrastructure.
• Focus on building Long haul Optical Networks and activating capacity on Google's Network.
• Act as the subject matter expert driving requirements for new automation tools.

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