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About the Role About Uber Cloud Engineering 1. The Cloud Engineering team provides technical management of capacity & operational services Uptime to keep Uber's products running About Uber Data Center Management, Data Center Engineering 1. The Data Center Management team is a nimble and efficient team of technical & operations subject matter experts focused on delivering and maintaining Uptime 2. The Data Center Engineering team provides management of physical systems within On-Premise & Cloud data centers, which includes cooling, power, structured cabling & physical network, and monitoring / alerting What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points ---- What the Candidate Will Do ---- What You'll Do Data Center Engineering, Strategic Engineering 1. Collaborate with Network Engineering to understand future structured cable requirements and deployments 2. Drive structured cable innovation within Uber's data centers and across the industry 3. Review structured cable designs for feasibility & operational uptime Data Center Engineering, Design & Retrofit 1. Prepare conceptual design documents illustrating structured cabling & physical networking systems and topology requirements 2. Prepare structured cabling & networking system design criteria and specifications for data center retrofits 3. Prepare cost analysis and business cases for structured cable build-outs, retrofits and infrastructure improvements 4. Review structured cable test scripts, procedures, and results 5. Travel to data center sites to oversee structured cabling system retrofits, testing and network turn-up Data Center Engineering, Technical Operations 01. Assist in managing relationships with data center service providers, contractors, manufacturers and suppliers 02. Drive technical operations innovation and efficiency within Uber's data centers 03. Collaborate with the on-site data center operations to improve workflow efficiency of structured & patch cable systems, testing & troubleshooting 04. Review with partner teams to ensure continued service delivery during structured cable & physical network system retrofits and preventive maintenances 05. Review structured cable system operation configurations for compliance with SLAs 06. Development and execution of structured cable & physical network system preventive maintenances 07. Provide communication to internal and external teams about structured cable & physical network system operation and limitations, as well as scheduled activities and maintenances 08. Development and continuous improvement of MOPs, SOPs, Change Management requests, etc. for Uber procedures to external companies 09. Participation with internal and external teams of potential data center structured cable & physical network service impacts and high risk activity 10. Respond as-needed during data center outages and incidents 11. Collaborate and support partner teams to assist with power, cooling and network connectivity outages 12. Participate in incident review meetings, root cause analysis investigations and discussions 13. Travel to data center sites for system audits, engineering studies, and as-built updates ---- Basic Qualifications ---- General 1. B.S. in mechanical, electrical or architectural engineering degree 2. Minimum 8 years of professional experience in data center design, construction and operations (RCDD is preferred) 3. Travel to data center sites (25% to 50%) Technical Deep Domain Experience 1. Structured Cabling & Networking Distribution:Basics of all layers plus cabling, optics and supporting infrastructure 2. Understanding of mission critical structured cabling distribution that coincides with network topologies 3. Understanding of various components within structured cabling systems and design 4. Knowledge of industry standards, BICSI and RCDD standards Entry Level Domain Experience 01. Cooling:Theory, methods and efficiency (PUE) 02. Understanding and working knowledge of mechanical air-side and water-side systems for mission critical environments and various data center HVAC topologies 03. Air-side design and distribution 04. Wet-side design and distribution (chilled and condenser water systems) 05. CRAC and CRAH design and distribution 06. Understanding of mechanical design and operational changes with varying rack power density 07. Knowledge of industry standards, ASHRAE, mechanical / building codes, and energy codes 08. Power Distribution:Three-phase, conditioning, and distribution from utility to chip 09. Understanding of mission critical power distribution, UPS, PDU and various data center electrical topologies 10. Understanding of electrical design and operational changes with varying rack power density 11. Knowledge of industry standards, NEC, building codes, energy codes, and life safety fire alarm standards (e.g. NFPA) 12. Cross functional knowledge of mission critical systems, strong troubleshooting and analytical skills 13. Exposure to