Consultant
US$130,000 – US$165,000 / yr base salary
Posted 18 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Principal Consultant (Fiber Network Architect)”
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- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Remote
| Base salary | US$130,000 – US$165,000 / yr |
|---|
CertificationsBICSI Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC), BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD)
About the role
The Principal Consultant serves as a senior technical and client-facing subject matter expert, providing consulting leadership across complex data center engagements. This role includes deep expertise in hyperscale fiber infrastructure, structured cabling design, deployment, testing, quality assurance, troubleshooting, and standards compliance.
Location: Remote, US | Phoenix, AR | Seattle, WA | Ashburn, VA | Chicago, IL | Portland, OR | Memphis, TN | Austin, TX | Detroit, MI | Newark, NJ
Annual compensation: $130K - $165K USD
What you'll be doing
- Partners with business leaders to deliver services that support company objectives and that are consistent with Winning Together values.
- Identify and contact potential clients for new business engagements.
- Build strong relationships with existing clients for repeat business.
- Maintain frequent client communication, make regular client visits and ensure client satisfaction.
- Conduct meetings with clients and management to determine project scope, budget, and timelines.
- Develop business proposals, SOWs and other reports when required.
- Negotiate project terms and conditions with clients as needed.
- Implement product development initiatives to meet future client needs.
- Identify project risks and challenges and develop resolution plans.
- Schedule regular client meetings, process client invoices and review engagement letters.
- Provide project trainings to clients as needed.
- Identify business opportunities and convert them to projects.
- Plan and manage multiple projects effectively.
- Identify potential customers through networking, referrals, and communities.
- Track project progress and identify and correct any delays.
- Report project status to clients on regular basis.
- Provide support in developing functional and technical specifications.
- Act as the Fiber Subject Matter Expert (SME) for hyperscale data center design, deployment, commissioning, and remediation activities.
- Lead and review structured cabling and optical fiber designs, including backbone, horizontal, inter-rack, and high-density connectivity architectures.
- Provide technical guidance for single-mode and multimode fiber systems, including MPO/MTP and LC connectivity, polarity, loss budgets, pathway planning, labeling, and cable management.
- Validate fiber infrastructure against applicable BICSI, TIA, ISO/IEC, and customer-specific data center standards and requirements.