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Manager, ICT Design Engineering, Data Center Design Engineering

Amazon 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Hybrid $150,200 - $203,300 Full-time Senior

Lead a geographically distributed team of ICT Design Engineers to design telecommunications pathways and cabling plants for AWS data centers. Own the Telecommunications Basis of Design and drive standardization across various build types to enable scalable capacity delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop a geographically diverse and distributed team of ICT Design Engineers
  • Own the Telecommunications Basis of Design (BOD) — the governing document for all ICT infrastructure across AWS's global design portfolio
  • Drive design standardization, quality, and innovation across multiple build types
  • Develop and maintain a multi-year infrastructure strategy covering network changes, volume roadmap, and capacity planning
  • Ensure timely delivery of scalable pathway, space, and cabling designs and specifications for construction and permitting

Requirements

  • 3+ years of managing technical teams with significant personnel management experience
  • Experience with building codes and regulations for the region
  • Experience reading and editing construction documents
  • Experience with fiber optic and copper cabling standards, testing equipment, and troubleshooting methodologies
  • Experience managing training programs or teams across multiple sites or regions

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Comprehensive benefits package

Key Skills

ICT design Telecommunications Network infrastructure Data center operations Cabling standards Fiber optic and copper cabling Construction documents Building codes and regulations Microsoft Office Leadership and management Team development Communication skills Project management Design standardization Innovation Problem-solving

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one. Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world. Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind. You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always "Day 1."​ What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fa

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