NW Deployment Build Planner I, GND-US-CORE-Build-NWPlanning
About The Position
AWS Infrastructure Services is responsible for the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, ensuring customers have continuous access to the innovation they rely on. This role is within the Global Network Delivery organization, specifically focused on network capacity deployments across multiple data center locations. The Network Deployment Planner will review project forecasts, ensure physical infrastructure resources are available, and collaborate with infrastructure supply chain, procurement, network engineering, and technical program managers. The ideal candidate will have a technology background to understand Amazon data center network architecture, be highly autonomous, detail-oriented, possess strong communication skills, and have experience managing network deployment projects. Competence in networking principles, data center operations, cable infrastructure, and fiber solutions is required. This position offers a high degree of autonomy with minimal supervision, focusing on driving network stability and sustainability, and developing innovative automation and scaling solutions. A desire and ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and collaborative environment is essential.
Requirements
- 1+ years of computer networking experience
- Experience in computer networking
- Experience with computer hardware troubleshooting and repair
- Knowledge of network design, protocols and troubleshooting
Nice To Haves
- Can work in cramped spaces or in elevated locations while adhering to health & safety guidelines
- Experience dealing effectively with customers during problem resolution and operating efficiently under pressure
- Experience managing work and priorities through a ticketing system
- Experience with cabling infrastructure best practices and methodologies
- Experience working in a data center environment (racking and stacking gear, cable management, hot/cold aisle containment)
Responsibilities
- Contribute to developing 6-8 month network implementation roadmaps aligned with AWS DC expansion targets.
- Create and optimize network position layouts and rack placement strategies for data center floor space utilization.
- Review and contribute to High-Level Design (HLD) documentation.
- Coordinate with engineering teams to validate technical requirements and design specifications.
- Develop capacity planning models to ensure infrastructure scalability.
- Create standardized planning templates and methodologies for network implementations.
- Lead end-to-end project planning for multiple concurrent network implementation initiatives.
- Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, milestones, and dependencies.
- Manage project scope and quality parameters.
- Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies.
- Improvise and optimize planning by incorporating lessons learned from the latest deployed projects.
- Coordinate across cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on project deliverables.
- Track and report weekly project progress to key stakeholders.
- Develop project inventory forecasts and requirements.
- Optimize developed counts by utilizing prior surplus spares.
- Coordinate with procurement teams for strategic resource acquisition.
- Manage vendor relationships and delivery schedules.
- Establish and adhere to procurement timelines aligned with project schedules.
- Establish and maintain project management frameworks and best practices.
- Develop sustainable and repeatable planning processes.
- Create and maintain project documentation and reporting standards.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives in planning methodologies.
- Build and maintain stakeholder communication channels.
- Coordinate with regional teams for standardized planning approaches and optimized lesson learned based iterative optimized planning.
Benefits
- health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
- 401(k) matching
- paid time off
- parental leave
- sign-on payments
- restricted stock units (RSUs)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
