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Data Center Engineer, Structured Cabling & Physical Network

United States, Sunnyvale Employment contract 180000.00 - 200000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted May 30, 2026
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The Cloud Engineering team provides technical management of capacity & operational services Uptime to keep Uber’s products running. The Data Center Management team is a nimble and efficient team of technical & operations subject matter experts focused on delivering and maintaining Uptime. 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.

Job Responsibility

  • Collaborate with Network Engineering to understand future structured cable requirements and deployments
  • Drive structured cable innovation within Uber's data centers and across the industry
  • Review structured cable designs for feasibility & operational uptime
  • Prepare conceptual design documents illustrating structured cabling & physical networking systems and topology requirements
  • Prepare structured cabling & networking system design criteria and specifications for data center retrofits
  • Prepare cost analysis and business cases for structured cable build-outs, retrofits and infrastructure improvements
  • Review structured cable test scripts, procedures, and results
  • Travel to data center sites to oversee structured cabling system retrofits, testing and network turn-up
  • Assist in managing relationships with data center service providers, contractors, manufacturers and suppliers
  • Drive technical operations innovation and efficiency within Uber's data centers
  • Collaborate with the on-site data center operations to improve workflow efficiency of structured & patch cable systems, testing & troubleshooting
  • Review with partner teams to ensure continued service delivery during structured cable & physical network system retrofits and preventive maintenances
  • Review structured cable system operation configurations for compliance with SLAs
  • Development and execution of structured cable & physical network system preventive maintenances
  • Provide communication to internal and external teams about structured cable & physical network system operation and limitations, as well as scheduled activities and maintenances
  • Development and continuous improvement of MOPs, SOPs, Change Management requests, etc. for Uber procedures to external companies
  • Participation with internal and external teams of potential data center structured cable & physical network service impacts and high risk activity
  • Respond as-needed during data center outages and incidents
  • Collaborate and support partner teams to assist with power, cooling and network connectivity outages
  • Participate in incident review meetings, root cause analysis investigations and discussions
  • Travel to data center sites for system audits, engineering studies, and as-built updates

Requirements

  • B.S. in mechanical, electrical or architectural engineering degree
  • Minimum 8 years of professional experience in data center design, construction and operations (RCDD is preferred)
  • Travel to data center sites (25% to 50%)
  • Understanding of mission critical structured cabling distribution that coincides with network topologies
  • Understanding of various components within structured cabling systems and design
  • Knowledge of industry standards, BICSI and RCDD standards
  • Understanding and working knowledge of mechanical air-side and water-side systems for mission critical environments and various data center HVAC topologies
  • Understanding of mission critical power distribution, UPS, PDU and various data center electrical topologies
  • Ability to work flexible hours and be accessible 7x24

Nice to have

  • RCDD is preferred
  • Ability to self-serve, investigate, and execute with minimal instruction
  • Strong crisis management, problem solving skills, and ability to work under pressure

What we offer

  • Bonus program
  • Equity award
  • 401(k) plan
  • Various benefits

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