Optical Transport Senior Network Implementation Engineer (English)

Google•Addison, TX

2d•$150,000 - $217,000

About The Position

As a Network Implementation Engineer, you will help execute deployment, maintenance, and operations of private data networks worldwide. You will work with Technical Program Managers, Network Engineers, Design and Infrastructure Engineers, and Field Engineers, as well as construction and telecommunications vendors and contractors, to support successful network delivery. The NASA WAN Capacity Infrastructure team leads system-level design and end-to-end deployment of the fiber-optic transport network connecting Google data centers worldwide. This infrastructure enables Google to operate as a unified global computing system and supports continuous, high-capacity data transport across regions. The role covers the network lifecycle, from installation and commissioning to troubleshooting and decommissioning. You will use site surveys and audits to ensure compliance with specifications and refine practices for building a reliable, cost-effective, and scalable network. The broader Network Team operates Google's network reliably and at scale and owns the lifecycle of space, power, and network assets across data centers and metro points of presence, participating in delivery from site acquisition and construction through design, installation, configuration, activation, and commissioning.

Requirements

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 fluently in English to support client relationship management in the region.

Nice To Haves

6 years of experience reading and writing or scripting code in one or more languages, such as Python, Java, or JavaScript.
Experience authoring BRDs for network process automation, developing operational scripts and 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 optics, 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.

Responsibilities

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.