Network Implementation Engineer, Optical Operations

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering or Telecom Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in network operations, systematic troubleshooting in IP and Optical environment.
• Experience in telecommunications at carrier scale working with optical network infrastructure, transmission systems, layer2/3 routers, data Services and DWDM.
• Experience working with field operation technicians, engineers, contractors, or vendors in a telecommunications environment.
• Experience with TCP/IP and network routing protocols (e.g., OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, MPLS) and infrastructure with optical network installation, maintenance, and operation.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in one or more of the following disciplines: Layer 1 optical transmissions systems, layer 3 routing TCP/IP, wireless networking, network design, or operations.
• Experience with optical network installation, maintenance and operations (NOC/TAC) for a large network service provider or large enterprise networks.
• Understanding of ISP network operations or experience in enterprise/IT network infrastructure support.
• Ability to use, understand, and navigate EMS and NMS systems to manage optical networks.
• Ability to employ good troubleshooting methodology and creative problem solving.
  
  

About The Job

As a Network Implementation Engineer, you will be the initial point of our efforts to execute deployment, maintenance, and operations of private data networks worldwide. 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 your team and organization for success.

You will facilitate faster, better, and more efficient, positive outcomes for the business and our customers. Your objective will be to build the world’s most reliable, cost-effective and scalable network to support all of our current and future customers and users globally.

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.

Responsibilities

• Respond to network outages by providing a diagnosis of Layer 1 to Layer 3 network errors and initiate and complete network repairs.
• Use/Develop workflows and systems to diagnose optical Layer 1 and Layer 3 network issues to completion.
• Participate in 24/7 global team shift rotations.
• Provide remote support for field operations related to network repairs.
• Interface with high-level customers communicating repair status and updates as needed.
  
  
  

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 Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .