Deployment Manager

Metric DCX; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Pension

Generous PTO

Job summary

Metric DCX is seeking an Infrastructure Deployment Engineer to own the full lifecycle of fiber and cabling deployments in data centers. You will coordinate schedules, QA/QC contractor work, and ensure all installations meet design standards and safety codes.

The role is remote with travel across the United States, requiring ~40% travel to sites and hands-on oversight of on-site teams.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with fiber systems (OTDR, VFL, power meter).
• Experience with racking, stacking, and cabling infrastructure.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings (AutoCAD/Visio).
• Comfortable with ~40% travel.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary on-site technical contact for deployment teams and vendors.
• Coordinate deployment schedules, site access, materials, and staging with facility operations.
• Perform multi-stage QA inspections across racks, servers, cabling and labeling to ensure design adherence and safety.

Skills

Fiber systems

OTDR

Power meter

Structured cabling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, or related

Tools

AutoCAD

Visio

Job description

The Infrastructure Deployment Engineer (IDE) is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in fiber optics, structured cabling, and data center physical infrastructure. You will own the full lifecycle of installation projects, coordinating LVC schedules, performing QA/QC on contractor work, and ensuring all installations meet design standards, safety codes, and labeling policies.

*Please note, this is a remote with travel role, applicants can be from anywhere in the States.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Oversight & Contractor Management

• Act as the primary on-site technical contact for LVCs and internal teams
• Manage deployment schedules, track milestones, and report progress
• Coordinate site access, materials, and staging with facility operations
• Support remote engineering teams as on-site “remote hands”
• Conduct multi-stage QA inspections across racks, servers, cabling, and labeling
• Ensure all installs align with BoM, design specs, and grounding standards
• Oversee fiber testing (OTDR, OLTS, insertion/return loss) for SM/MM fiber
• Validate copper cabling (Cat6a/Cat8) and ensure compliance across all systems
• Manage vendor performance and SLAs

3. SME & Documentation

• Act as SME for fiber and structured cabling best practices (BICSI)
• Review and validate designs, rack layouts, and fiber schematics
• Produce test reports, as-builts, and RCA documentation
• Support training, closeout, and handover to operations

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Engineering, IT, or related)
• 5+ years in data center or mission-critical deployment
• Strong hands‑on experience with fiber systems (OTDR, VFL, power meter)
• Experience with racking, stacking, and cabling infrastructure
• Ability to interpret technical drawings (AutoCAD/Visio)
• Comfortable with ~40% travel

Preferred

• BICSI RCDD or vendor certifications (Cisco, Juniper)
• Familiarity with ITIL frameworks

Salary & Benefits

Competitive salary + equity, healthcare, pension, and generous PTO