Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.

5 years of experience in managing a network infrastructure deployment team.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience with network design, installation, and maintenance for service providers or large enterprise networks.

Experience with field-based work in POPs, carrier hotels, data centers, and central office environments.

Experience creating rack elevations and other planned/install/as-built documentation.

Understanding of network theory, technologies, and the operation of optical transport and IP network systems.

Understanding of network design, equipment, and infrastructure.

Ability to manage people, and to drive execution while furthering the personal needs and aspirations of your teams members.

About the job

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.

As a Network Implementation Manager, you will manage the build-to plans to meet the demands of internal customers and Google Internet users. In this role, you will coordinate the efforts of cross-functional teams and other specialists, drive execution on a large portfolio of projects, and plan requirements through the entire project life cycle.

The Network Deployment team plans, designs, and builds the network.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Additional Information

(Colorado only*) Minimum Salary of $132,000 - $142,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.

*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum salary compensation range for this role when being hired into our offices in Colorado.

Responsibilities

Guide the detailing of high-level designs into deployable schedules and build packages.

Generate implementation plans and field team schedules and provide technical leadership and guidance during deployment activities.

Oversee engineers who install, commission, test, and accept new deployment activities on global projects. Guide career development for all team members.

Oversee network documentation, ensure proper updating/maintenance of network drawings/plans, and generate bills of materials to manage appropriate equipment procurement.

Work with Network Capacity Management to assess risks and potentials in alignment with forecasts and high-level build-to plans.