NW Deployment Planner I, GND - Planning, Implementation, Coordination (PIC) Team

About the role

AWS Infrastructure Services designs, plans, delivers, and operates all AWS global infrastructure, keeping the cloud running. You will join the Global Network Delivery organization as a Network Deployment Planner on the Planning and Implementation team within AWS Data Center Delivery. The team scopes and plans interdependent capacity‑scaling projects and new network capacity deployments across multiple data center locations, reviews project forecasts, and ensures physical infrastructure resources are available for execution. You will work closely with infrastructure supply chain & procurement, network engineering, and technical program managers to plan and deliver customer capacity to local data center installation and deployment technicians, facilitating smooth capacity execution. The role offers high autonomy, minimal supervision, and the opportunity to drive stability and sustainability of next‑generation networks while helping to automate and scale the network as AWS expands.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to timelines.
• Deliver sustainable and repeatable solutions and processes, always with an eye on improvement.
• Work closely with Install/Deployment Technicians, Supply Chain & Procurement, Network Engineers, and Technical Project Manager teams to ensure fast, smooth delivery of on‑demand customer capacity.
• Apply knowledge of network cabling and optic types.
• Apply experience with cabling infrastructure best practices and methodologies.
• Demonstrate familiarity with common networking terms.
• Exercise excellent judgement and analytical skills; prioritize tasks based on fluctuating needs.
• Strong prioritization and time‑management ability.
• Coordinate design, project timeline/schedule, and construction milestones.
• Apply core project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and critical path management.
• Remain well organized and able to work effectively under time pressure.

Requirements

• Experience with network hardware: copper and optical fiber cabling, switches, routers.
• Experience in project management.
• 1+ years of data center, critical environment, computer hardware repair, infrastructure cabling, network deployment, or data center operations experience.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of data center, critical environment, computer hardware repair, infrastructure cabling, network deployment, or data center operations experience.
• Experience managing work and priorities through a ticketing system.
• Experience dealing effectively with customers during problem resolution and operating efficiently under pressure.
• Experience with cabling infrastructure best practices and methodologies.

Skills

• Technology background enabling understanding of the sophisticated network architecture of Amazon data centers.
• Highly autonomous and very detail‑oriented.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience managing network deployment projects.
• Competent in networking principles, data center operations, cable infrastructure, and fiber solutions.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, ambiguous, collaborative environment.
• Knowledge of network cabling and optic types.
• Familiarity with common networking terms.
• Excellent judgement and analytical skills; ability to prioritize tasks based on fluctuating needs.
• Strong prioritization and time‑management ability.
• Coordination of design, project timeline/schedule, and construction milestones.
• Experience in core project management disciplines (scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, critical path management).
• Well organized and able to work effectively under time pressure.

Benefits

• Sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D, option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement).
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off.
• Parental leave.

Pay

Base salary range: $30.91 – $54.18 USD per hour (Herndon, VA and Seattle, WA locations).