Who We Are
Its exciting to find yourself standing in a pivotal moment in time. It's even more exciting to be out front leading it. At QTS, our world-class data centers are supporting our customers most strategic growth initiatives, positioning us at the forefront of todays dynamic digital transformation.
As AI and cloud drive the demand for increased speed, capacity, and capability, QTS has emerged as the global digital infrastructure leader, committed to connecting the world for good. Driven by purpose and fueled by a spirit of innovation, QTS designs, builds, and operates some of the worlds most advanced, forward-thinking data centers.
QTS is a portfolio company of Blackstone.
QTS is Powered by People.
People who play a vital role in our companys culture, innovation, and growth. People who are committed to contributing to the communities where we operate and work. People who are knowledgeable, resourceful, and mission-driven. Together, we do great things.
Who You Are
You have a strong understanding of network engineering and relationships with fiber providers across the US.
You leverage your business acumen and technical versatility for gathering connectivity requirements, fiber due diligence, documentation, cost analysis, and commercial negotiations with fiber providers for robust connectivity solutions.
The Impact You Will Have
The Sr. Network Planner for QTS Data Centers is responsible for connectivity requirements gathering, fiber due diligence and documentation, cost analysis, and commercial negotiations with fiber providers. Ideal candidates are collaborative program managers specializing in data center & network infrastructure that have a strong business acumen and are technically versatile.
The Sr. Network Planner will be expected to develop technical solutions with fiber providers and provide a complete and unbiased site-by-site fiber connectivity view, which is critical to site acquisition decision-making.
What You Will Do
Establish and maintain a repeatable fiber due diligence program for US supporting QTS data center development projects.
Own customer requirements gathering and documentation to pre-qualify sites for particular use cases.
Work collaboratively with parallel teams inside QTS and Blackstone, fiber providers, and customers to create best-in-class connectivity solutions that are intuitive, cost-effective, well-designed, and easily digestible.
Lead business meetings, identify and communicate connectivity challenges that are uncertain, costly, or potentially unsolvable.
Create and manage a consistent output for connectivity solutions and communicate regularly with parallel teams and executive leadership.
Vendor management at the technical, business, and executive level with US fiber providers.
Other duties as assigned.
What You Will Need to be Successful
A Bachelors degree with >10 years of experience in the telecom, datacenter, or cloud infrastructure industries.
Experience and understanding of metro, long-haul, and submarine networks throughout the US.
Able to articulate Data Center fiber connectivity development best practices, solve for complex engineering and diversity requirements, identify challenges and risks to the business.
Able to interpret and evaluate relevant technical addenda in telecom contracts.
Familiar with basic financial modeling to evaluate and model deal structures (fiber leases, Dedicated Internet leases, IRUs, etc.).
The ability to document your decisions and recommendations to internal technical leadership as well as VPs, SVPs, and C-suite.
A high degree of organization and ability to manage multiple, competing priorities.
Able to travel for site due diligence trips and industry conferences as needed.
Proficient in Smartsheet, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Earth, Fiber Locator, Peering DB, and project management software.
The Perks (and these are just a few!)
QRest Sabbatical
Employee Stock Purchase
QTS scholarship for dependents
Eagle Club award trip eligibility
Paid volunteer days
Tuition assistance, parental leave, and military leave assistance
Total Rewards
This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes:
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Flexible spending and HSA accounts
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Paid volunteer days
Employee assistance program
Tuition assistance
Parental leave
Military leave assistance
QTS scholarship for dependents
Wellness program
Other company benefits
This position is bonus eligible.
Skills
Technical expertise in network and data center technology.
Leadership, mentoring, and strategic management.
Technical Project Management.
Communication and Collaboration.
Vendor engagements.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information and Testing, Family and Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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QTS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an email to talentacquisition@qtsdatacenters.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.