NW Deployment Build Planner I, GND-US-CORE-Build-NWPlanning

About the role

The Global Network Delivery organization is looking to hire a highly motivated, best-in-class Network Deployment Planner to join our growing Planning team within AWS Data Center Delivery. The team responsibilities involve scoping and planning new network capacity deployments across several data center locations. They will review project forecasts and assure physical infrastructure resources are available for their execution. The Network Deployment 'Planner' will work closely with infrastructure supply chain & procurement, network engineering and technical program managers to plan and deliver customer capacity to the local data center installation & deployment technicians to facilitate smooth capacity execution.

Responsibilities

• Contribute in developing comprehensive 6-8 months network implementation roadmaps aligned with AWS DC expansion targets
• Create and optimize network position layouts and rack placement strategies for data centre floor space utilization
• Review and contribute to High-Level Design (HLD) documentation
• Cook with and validate technical requirements and design specifications
• Create capacity planning models to ensure infrastructure scalability
• Create standardized planning templates and methodologies for network implementations
• Lead end-to-end project planning for multiple concurrent network implementation initiatives
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, milestones, and dependencies
• Manage project scope, and quality parameters
• Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies
• Improvise and optimize planning by incorporating lessons learnt of latest deployed projects, iteratively
• Cook and coordinate across cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on project deliverables
• Track and report weekly project progress and/or otherwise informed to key stakeholders
• Develop and maintain project documentation and reporting standards
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in planning methodologies
• Build and maintain stakeholder communication channels
• Cook and coordinate with regional teams for standardized planning approaches and optimized lesson learnt based iterative optimized planning

Requirements

• 1+ years of computer networking experience
• Experience in computer networking
• Knowledge of network design, protocols and troubleshooting
• Experience with computer hardware troubleshooting and repair

Qualifications

• Can work in cramped spaces or in elevated locations while adhering to health & safety guidelines
• Experience dealing effectively with customers during problem resolution and operating efficiently under pressure
• Experience managing work and priorities through a ticketing system
• Experience with cabling infrastructure best practices and methodologies
• Experience working in a data center environment (racking and stacking gear, cable management, hot/cold aisle containment)

Skills

• Highly autonomous
• Detail oriented
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Competent in networking principles, data center operations, cable infrastructure and fiber solutions

Benefits

This position provides the individual with high levels of autonomous work with minimal supervision to drive the stability and sustainability of our next-generation networks and to assist in the development of innovative ways to automate and scale our network as we expand.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $30.00 - $54.00 USD hourly.

Schedule

Not specified.