Google's network provides services to millions of Internet users around the world. Our metros are on the edge of our network where Google connects to its users. The Network Team is responsible for operating that network reliably and at scale. Our team owns the full life cycle of all space, power, and network assets in all of Google’s data centers and metro points of presence globally. From the foundation, we are involved from site acquisition to construction and are accountable for what space and power is delivered. We're involved in every facet of network delivery from architecture and design to installation, configuration, activation, and commissioning.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $150000 - $217000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Lead multi-quarter optical transport capacity deliveries, complex path generation, migration sequencing, and physical and logical infrastructure turn-ups from design through activation.
Design next-generation optical and WAN topologies for scalable network growth, and evaluate demand forecasts to build regional and corridor capacity plans.
Specify Business Requirements Documentation (BRD) for network automation tools, and implement automated pre-flight checks, canary deployments, and rollback safeguards.
Represent Network Deployment and Operations as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) during New Product Introduction (NPI) reviews, and maintain cross-team installation standards.
Direct priorities for Google engineers and Temporary, Vendor, and Contractor (TVC) teams, and orchestrate root-cause triage and Method of Procedure (MOP) execution for complex Layer 1–3 and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) escalations.
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience in telecommunications, working with optical network infrastructure, transmission systems, layer 2/3 routers, and data services.
6 years of experience designing, deploying, and scaling optical line systems (DWDM and Optical Transport Network [OTN]) across data centers, regeneration huts, and third-party colocation facilities.
Ability to communicate in English fluently to support client relationship management in this region.
Preferred qualifications
6 years of experience reading/writing or scripting code in one or more languages (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript, etc.).
Experience authoring BRDs for network process automation, developing operational scripts, playbooks, and deploying automated validation safeguards.
Experience as a deployment SME for NPI stage-gate processes and establishing organizational quality assurance standards.
Knowledge of fiber optic, optical transmission, link budgets, and optical test equipment, including Optical Spectrum Analyzers (OSA), Bit Error Rate Testers (BERT), and Optical Time-Domain Reflectometers (OTDR).
Diagnostic skills across DWDM transport and IP/MPLS routing topologies (OSI Layers 1–3), including telemetry analysis, root-cause isolation, and MOP orchestration.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience in telecommunications, working with optical network infrastructure, transmission systems, layer 2/3 routers, and data services.
6 years of experience designing, deploying, and scaling optical line systems (DWDM and Optical Transport Network [OTN]) across data centers, regeneration huts, and third-party colocation facilities.
Ability to communicate in English fluently to support client relationship management in this region.
