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Salary: USD 320,000 - 405,000 / annual
Anthropic is seeking a Network Deployment and Maintenance Lead to own network infrastructure across a growing fleet of partner-operated data centers. This is a program and execution role focused on ensuring cluster networks, management systems, telemetry, accelerator chip back-end networks, and aggregation layers are deployed on schedule and maintained at high availability.
On the deployment side, you will engage from planning and construction through late-stage delivery, cabling, integration, turn-up, validation, and acceptance. You will lead on-site activities and serve as the primary point of contact for structured handover into production operations. On the maintenance side, you will drive the network repair program including break-fix ticket flow, vendor RMA management, sparing policies, and SLA execution. You will also partner with Anthropic's WAN/Core network team on campus and data center core network activities.
Key responsibilities include: owning network deployment outcomes for assigned sites and data-hall waves; engaging from construction kickoff to confirm readiness (pathways, fiber trays, cabling, optics, receiving paths, partner staffing); being on-site at critical points to verify work and support teams directly; validating handover gates (cabling validation, acceptance criteria, documentation, spares positioning, ticketing); owning the fleet-wide repair program with defined SLAs and escalation paths; managing RMA and spares inventory to prevent parts availability from gating repairs; leading operating cadence with partner site leads via weekly reviews and scorecards; analyzing failure patterns and driving corrective actions; and turning lessons into program standards (procedures, checklists, acceptance criteria, metrics).
Expect 50%+ travel: you will have eyes on the floor at each site during network delivery, turn-up, QA, and close-out, and at sites where repair performance needs attention. Your authority comes from being on-site and fostering strong relationships with on-site teams. Success is measured against Anthropic-owned ticket and telemetry data rather than self-reported status.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience in data center operations or network deployment as a manager, technical lead, or related role, with accountability for delivery milestones and production availability
- Proven track record leading data center network deployments at large scale across multiple sites or data-hall waves, from early floor access through turn-up and acceptance
- Experience running break-fix or repair programs for network hardware, including ticket flow, RMA, and spares management; managing vendors, OEMs, or contract workforces to measurable outcomes (milestones, SLAs, quality gates, operational reviews, corrective action)
- Hands-on technical depth in data center networking (switches, structured cabling, fiber, optics) sufficient to independently verify turn-up and repair quality and audit vendor claims
- Track record of building or substantially improving operational processes
- Comfort working with schedule, ticket, telemetry, and inventory data to drive decisions
- Ability to travel heavily and work on-site for extended stretches, including during delivery surges and turn-up windows (50% travel expected)
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant domain or equivalent practical experience
Bonus qualifications:
- Experience with dense accelerator networks (high-speed interconnect, optics, cabling at rack and pod scale)
- Experience standing up network operations at a new site or data hall from commissioning handoff through first turn-up
- Experience managing RMA and warranty programs with network OEMs, including failure analysis and supplier quality engagement
- Experience delivering deployment and repair outcomes in partner-operated or colocation sites with third-party on-floor operations
- Familiarity with meet-me room and WAN bring-up, and handoffs between in-hall and building-level network teams
