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The Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer serves as a senior individual contributor within the Data Center SWAT team, focusing on protecting the execution of critical data center deployments. This role involves leading high-priority, site-based response efforts to anticipate and resolve risks before they impact delivery. Key responsibilities include identifying execution risks across deployment schedules, site readiness, validation, and supply chain dependencies to establish mitigation plans six to eight weeks in advance. The engineer will build integrated deployment plans, risk registers, and dependency trackers while coordinating cross-functional teams including Engineering, Operations, and Validation. Core competencies include technical program management, escalation management, and operational judgment. The work addresses the business problem of reducing delays caused by unclear ownership or competing priorities during complex infrastructure builds.
Identify execution risks across schedules, site readiness, and supply chains to establish mitigation plans 6–8 weeks in advance.
Lead rapid-response efforts for high-risk sites by managing escalations, tracking decisions, and removing blockers.
Serve as the central program-management point of contact for Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Validation, and Data Center teams.
Build and maintain integrated deployment plans, risk registers, dependency trackers, and executive-ready status reports.
Drive accountability for committed dates and escalate risks that exceed site-team authority or threaten delivery milestones.
Analyze recurring deployment issues to create scalable process, readiness, and operating-model improvements.
Travel frequently to U.S. deployment sites to lead real-time coordination and accelerate issue resolution.
What we're looking for
Applicants must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Must have 6 to 10+ years of experience.
Must have experience leading complex technical programs, deployments, infrastructure builds, or operational readiness in data centers or cloud environments.
Must have a proven track record of managing ambiguous, time-sensitive escalations and converting risks into actionable mitigation plans.
Must have the ability to influence senior stakeholders and coordinate execution across multiple technical and operational functions without direct authority.
Must have excellent communication, prioritization, and operational judgment skills.
Must be willing and able to travel frequently to U.S.-based data center deployment locations.
Distributed Systems
C++
C
DPDK
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Cloud Infrastructure
Data Plane
High-Concurrency Systems
Telemetry
Networking
Device Drivers
Performance Testing
Fault Injection