Fluidstack
ICT Infrastructure Architect
Austin, TX, Remote. Posted a month ago
The role
The ICT Infrastructure Architect will own the end-to-end physical implementation of data center networks. This includes fiber plant architecture, transceiver planning, and structured cabling integration for hyperscale sites.
What you will do
- Own the end-to-end physical implementation of the data center network
- Collaborate with CSA, MEP, and construction teams on power, cooling, space, pathways, cabinets, and racks
- Develop, read, and interpret construction drawings in Bluebeam, ACC, and Procore
- Break down DCN logical port maps into physical cross-connect and patching schedules
- Automate port-to-fiber mapping at 100K+ ports per site
- Define cassette types, trunk counts, and structured cabling hierarchy
- Model fiber utilization and overbuild for two to three hardware generations
- Select optics by reach and loss budget
- Validate interoperability across vendors and generations
- Maintain loss-budget and margin models for every link type
Required qualifications
- Designed hyperscale or cloud-provider data center networks (1000+ racks, 100K+ fiber strands)
- Expert in structured cabling systems (Corning, Panduit, CommScope) and MPO/MTP ecosystems
- Know optical standards (IEEE 802.3, OIF) and transceiver technologies (400G/800G DR4, FR4, LR4, SR8) deeply
- Command fiber loss budgets, dispersion, and testing methodologies (OTDR, insertion loss, polarity verification)
- Integrate designs into DCIM tools (NetBox, Remedy, or custom hyperscaler equivalents)
Nice to have
- RCDD certification
- Coherent DCI
- Multi-generation optics roadmapping
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity)
- Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms
- Equity in the form of restricted stock units
About the company
Fluidstack aims to deliver 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else by acquiring power, designing, building, and operating data centers. They focus on building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.