Job Description
We are seeking a skilled Network Planning Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in DWDM or TCP/IP or system design operations methodology, as well as knowledge of Content Distribution Networks (CDN), IP transit/peering, dark fiber, colocation, optical transport, and cloud technologies.
The successful candidate will be responsible for reviewing and understanding Google's Network Architecture Standards, producing plans and designs to meet all network infrastructure and capacity plans for Google's global production network in line with established standards.
* 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.
To be considered for this role, you should have a Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering or Telecom Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. You should also have 3 years of experience in DWDM or TCP/IP or system design operations methodology and experience working with field operation technicians, engineers, contractors, or vendors in a telecommunications environment.
The ideal candidate will have experience with defining system or process requirements, building, integrating, or delivering layer 1, layer 2 or layer 3 network systems. They will also have experience managing scaled capacity augment/migration projects in a computer networking environment and forecasting and planning and design tools, workflow automation tooling and improvement.
This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with software teams to contribute to the software automation roadmaps to improve the quality and reduce the cycle time for network planning and design. You will also 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.
We offer a dynamic and challenging work environment where you can make a direct impact on design and feature enhancements to keep our systems running smoothly.
Benefits: We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits package, and opportunities for career growth and development.
About the Role: As a member of our team, you will be responsible for designing and implementing network solutions to meet the needs of our users. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that our network is reliable, scalable, and secure.