Optical Transport Senior Network Implementation Engineer (English)

Google LLC; Thornton (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC in United States seeks a Network Implementation Engineer to lead deployment, maintenance, and operations of private data networks worldwide. You will collaborate with Technical Program Managers, Network Engineers, Design and Infrastructure Engineers, Field Engineers, and vendors to deliver scalable, reliable network infrastructure.

Your role spans installation to decommissioning, ensuring strict specification compliance and cost-effective design for Google's global users.

Qualifications

• 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 in English fluently to support client relationship management in this region.

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.

Skills

English fluency

DWDM/OTN knowledge

Optical network infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

BRD authoring

NPI process

Job description

The application window will be open until at least November 26, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Thornton, CO, USA; Addison, TX, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• 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 in English fluently to support client relationship management in this region.

Preferred qualifications:

• 6 years of experience reading/writing or scripting code in one or more languages (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript, etc.).
• Experience authoring BRDs for network process automation, developing operational scripts, 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 optic, 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.

About the job

As a Network Implementation Engineer, you will be the initial point of our efforts to execute deployment, maintenance, and operations of private data networks worldwide. You will work with Technical Program Managers, Network Engineers, Design and Infrastructure Engineers, Field Engineers within Google, as well as construction and telecommunications vendors and contractors, all to position your team and organization for success. You will facilitate faster, better, and more efficient, positive outcomes for the business and our customers. Your objective will be to build the world's most reliable, cost-effective and scalable network to support all of our current and future customers and users globally.

The NASA WAN Capacity Infrastructure team leads the system-level design and end-to-end deployment of the fiber optic transport network connecting Google's data centers worldwide. This infrastructure enables Google to operate as a unified global computing system and maintains continuous, high-capacity data transport across all regions. In this role, your responsibilities span the network lifecycle-from installation and commissioning to troubleshooting and decommissioning-using site surveys and audits to ensure strict specification compliance. Utilizing your experience in networking, data centers, and co-location, you will refine best practices to build a reliable, cost-effective, and scalable network supporting Google's global users. Google's network provides services to millions of Internet users around the world. Our metros are on the edge of our network where Google connects to its users. The Network Team is responsible for operating that network reliably and at scale. Our team owns the full life cycle of all space, power, and network assets in all of Google's data centers and metro points of presence globally. From the foundation, we are involved from site acquisition to construction and are accountable for what space and power is delivered. We’re involved in every facet of network delivery from architecture and design to installation, configuration, activation, and commissioning.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $150000 - $217000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

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