Senior Principal Cabling Plant Architect
Oracle, Seattle, WA, United States
We are seeking a highly skilled Data Center Cable Plant Architect to join our AI Networking team. This role requires a deep understanding of data center infrastructure build and operations, fiber optic cabling systems, and network design principles. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust fiber optic cabling solutions that support critical data center operations.
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Range and Benefit Information:
US: Hiring Range: from $120,100 to $251,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral. Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle’s differing products, industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
- Short term disability and long term disability
- Life insurance and AD&D
- Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
- Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
- 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
- Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits.
- 11 paid holidays
- Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Financial planning and group legal
- Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
Responsibilities
Planning, architecture, and design:
- Develop comprehensive fiber optic cabling architecture, designs, and standards, including cable pathways, fiber counts, patch panels, and connector types.
- Create detailed fiber optic cable plant documentation, including installation and operational procedures/guides, as-built drawings, and labeling standards.
- Collaborate with network engineers and data center architects to ensure seamless integration of fiber optic infrastructure for optimum compute/networking/storage racks/devices.
Implementation and Installation:
- Oversee the installation of fiber optic cables, connectors, and other related equipment.
- Perform fiber optic testing and certification to ensure network performance and reliability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve fiber optic cabling issues in production with root cause analysis.
- Train other engineers and technicians as needed.
Maintenance and Optimization:
- Develop and implement a proactive maintenance plan for the fiber optic infrastructure.
- Monitor network performance, identify potential issues and develop mitigation/solutions.
- Keep up with the latest fiber optic technologies and industry standards.
Vendor Management:
- Manage relationships with fiber optic cables/panels and equipment vendors.
- Evaluate vendor proposals and select the best solutions (cost/quality/performance) for high-availability data center operations.
Regulatory Compliance:
Ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., TIA-568, TIA-942) and regulatory requirements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of proven experience in architecture, design, and implementation of high-speed copper and fiber optic cabling systems in data center build/scale/operations.
- Experience with structural and high-dense cabling management and routing for intra-rack, intra-data center, and inter-data centers on campus.
- Strong understanding of fiber optic technologies, including single-mode and multi-mode fibers, connectors, and transceivers, design standards, and regulations spanning geographic regions.
- Proficiency in hands-on fiber optic cables/connectors testing and certification (load/tension, splicing, optical power, insertion loss, return loss, OTDR etc.).
- Knowledge of network protocols and standards (e.g., Ethernet, IP) is preferred.
- Certifications in cabling (RCDD) and fiber optic technologies e.g., Certified Fiber Optic Designer (CFOD) are preferred.