Senior Control Systems Networking Engineer, Data Center

Senior Control Systems Networking Engineer, Data Center Mid Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area. Benefits Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks Holidays: 13 paid days per year Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Addison, TX, USA; New York, NY, USA; Reston, VA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience working on critical infrastructure projects related to process improvements. Experience with mission‑critical systems and operations (e.g., power generation, data center, refinery, chip fabrication, chemical plant processing, etc.). Experience implementing controls engineering. Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree in Engineering or Networking. 7 years of experience working with mission‑critical facilities (Data Centers, Power Plants, or Manufacturing). Experience leading OT networking maturation and improvement initiatives (e.g., secure by design principles, and segmentation strategies). Experience with OT networking design and integration. About the Job Our thirst for technology is a part of everything we do. The Data Center Engineering team takes the physical design of our data centers into the future. Our lab mirrors a research and development department -- cutting‑edge strategies are born, tested and tested again. Along with a team of great minds, you take on complex topics like how we use power or how to run state‑of‑the‑art, environmentally‑friendly facilities. You're a visionary who optimizes for efficiencies and never stops seeking improvements -- even small changes that can make a huge impact. You generate ideas, communicate recommendations to senior‑level executives and drive implementation alongside facilities technicians. With your technical expertise, you ensure compliance with codes and standards, develop infrastructure improvements and serve as an expert in your specialty (e.g., cooling, electrical). As a Data Center Control Networking Engineer, you will act as a technical leader in the design and strategy of our global data center infrastructure. In this role, you will leverage your expertise to define the future of our complex, mission‑critical facilities. You will be a recognized domain expert in facility control and networking systems and have a demonstrated track record of influencing cross‑functional teams and driving long‑term technical roadmaps. Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible. US: $144,000 - $209,000 (USD) plus 15% bonus target, equity and benefits. Responsibilities Develop scope, requirements for networking initiatives to drive the design, implementation, testing of secure, resilient operational technology (OT) security solutions. Prepare design documentation, and lead the development, implementation, and onsite testing of networking solutions. Review new control system infrastructure initiatives, embedding networking requirements into the life‑cycle from initial design, testing to deployment. Execute sustaining and life‑cycle activities during pre‑ and post‑deployment, and operations for networking solutions and operational technology (OT) infrastructure components (e.g., supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)/human‑machine interface (HMI) servers, clients, and software). Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and maturation of the OT environment to drive risk reduction, and serve as a technical liaison and collaborate between cross‑functional teams to resolve complex design, integration, and deployment issues in mission‑critical environments. 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