At Google, we have a vision of empowerment and equitable opportunity for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and commit to building reconciliation through Google's technology, platforms and people and we welcome Indigenous applicants. Please see our Reconciliation Action Plan (https://reconciliationactionplan.withgoogle.com/) for more information. Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering or Telecom Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. - 3 years of experience in DWDM or TCP/IP or system design operations methodology. - Experience working with field operation technicians, engineers, contractors, or vendors in a telecommunications environment. - Experience with Content Distribution Networks (CDN), IP transit/peering, dark fiber, colocation, optical transport, and cloud technologies. - Experience in telecommunications, optical networks, DWDM, IP and data services. Preferred qualifications: - Advanced degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field. - Experience with defining system or process requirements, building, integrating, or delivering layer 1, layer 2 or layer 3 network systems. - Experience with managing scaled capacity augment/migration projects in a computer networking environment. - Experience with forecasting and planning and design tools, workflow automation tooling and improvement. - Experience with Network System Design, Network Architecture and Technology and Network Infrastructure. - Understanding the technical and process challenges associated with network planning and design. 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. In this role, you will plan and design Google's production global network. You will execute and build upon the goal of an optical, edge, core and campus network infrastructure. You will also ensure that the network is designed and built on-time while meeting reliability and policy requirements. You will help with developing network planning and design standard procedures, processes and tooling. You will work with software teams to contribute to the software automation roadmaps to improve the quality and reduce the cycle time for network planning and design. 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. - Review and understand Google's Network Architecture Standards. Produce plans and designs to meet all network infrastructure and capacity plans for Google's global production network in line with established standards. - Design solutions and create project plans that identify resource needs. Communicate with internal business partners to collect drivers and deadlines. - Incorporate New Product Introduction (NPI) solutions into plans and designs. Ensure plan and design toolsets and business processes are ready for intaking NPIs. - Contribute to the automation roadmap of team tasks, reducing cycle time and improving quality and consistency. - Assist in setting up and maintaining practices and policies in network designs and plans, and establishing business practices that improve performance, reliability, and reduce risk. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCPEEOPost.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.