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.

As a Network Implementation Engineer (NIE), you will support our efforts to execute deployment, maintenance, and operations of private data networks worldwide. In this role, you will build a reliable and cost-effective network to support all of our current and future customers and users globally. You will work with Technical Program Managers, Network Engineers, Design and Infrastructure Engineers, Field Engineers within Google, as well as construction and telecommunications vendors and contractors, all to position the team and organization for success.

Network Delivery Implementation (NDI) Engineering Services owns global standardization for network deployments for NDI and vendor teams. We maintain work and process standards, task instructions and sequencing, global documentation, NPI engagement, and deployment infrastructure standards. NDI Engineering Services (NES) collaborates with NIEs around the globe and several partner teams across GND to ensure network reliability for our customers.

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and take ownership of network deployment standards and best practices.

• Represent NDI in NPIs for active and passive devices and partner with teams across Global Network Delivery (GND) to ensure successful NPI.

• Standardize NDI related Technical Documentation in Networking Documentation Library (NDL) and in task libraries.

• Standardize all NDI deployment task instructions in turn up workflows including Google Enterprise Support (GES) and Guided Install.

• Sequence all tasks in turn up workflows.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.

• 3 years of experience with fiber types and their application, physical fiber characteristics, and standard testing tools (e.g., OSA, BERT, OTDR).

• Experience in telecommunications at carrier class scale and with optical network infrastructure, transmission systems, layer 2/3 routers, and data services.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with stakeholder management along with establishing or maintaining global standards.

• Excellent project management skills.

• Familiarity with Fluxx and POEs.

• Familiarity with Changelist (CL) creation and CL review.