Hyperscale Data Center Infrastructure Architect

Fluidstack; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive total compensation (salary

Equity

Retirement/pension plan

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Generous PTO policy

Job summary

Fluidstack in Austin is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to own the end-to-end physical data center network, including fiber plant architecture, transceiver planning, and structured cabling for hyperscale sites.

You will collaborate with CSA/MEP/construction, read construction drawings, map ports at 100K+ scale, and select optics and cabling strategies that meet loss budgets and performance across multiple hardware generations.

Qualifications

• Designs hyperscale or cloud-provider data center networks (1000+ racks, 100K+ fiber strands).
• Expert in structured cabling systems (Corning, Panduit, CommScope) and MPO/MTP ecosystems.
• Deep knowledge of optical standards (IEEE 802.3, OIF) and transceivers (400G/800G DR4, FR4, LR4, SR8).
• Manages fiber loss budgets, dispersion, and testing methods (OTDR, insertion loss, polarity verification).
• Integrates designs into DCIM tools (NetBox, Remedy, or equivalents).
• Bonus: RCDD certification and coherent DCI roadmapping.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end physical DCN: fiber plant architecture, transceiver planning, and cabling for hyperscale sites.
• Collaborate with CSA/MEP/construction on power, cooling, space, pathways, racks; read construction drawings.
• Break down DCN port maps into cross-connect schedules and auto map 100K+ ports.
• Define cassette types (MTP/MPO), trunk counts, cabling hierarchy; model fiber utilization.
• Select optics (400G/800G DR4, FR4, LR4, SR8); ensure interoperability and maintain loss margins.
• Maintain ICT Basis of Design and SOPs; integrate with DCIM to track strands, ports, and patching.

Skills

Hyperscale data center networks design

Structured cabling systems

Optical standards & transceivers

Fiber loss budgets & testing

DCIM tool integration

RCDD certification

Coherent DCI

Multi-generation optics roadmapping

Tools

NetBox

Remedy

Job description

Fluidstack in Austin is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to own the end-to-end physical data center network, including fiber plant architecture, transceiver planning, and structured cabling for hyperscale sites.

You will collaborate with CSA/MEP/construction, read construction drawings, map ports at 100K+ scale, and select optics and cabling strategies that meet loss budgets and performance across multiple hardware generations.