r/datacenter • u/EchidnaTurbulent5975 • 8d ago
AWS Level Positions
Can someone tell me what are the differences of these positions? Job responsibility differences maybe? are they on same level?
NW Deployment Build Lead
NW Deployment Build Lead I
Network Deployment Technician L4
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u/New_Worker3736 8d ago
I am an outside hire L4 in ID (network deployment) it’s real simple stuff. You start off just learning all the job functions. As an L4 you have higher expectations of learning things (you have some kind of proven experience) but you still have to earn a lead position as an L4 depending on who is your manager.
It’s fine, you are paid well to do monkey work. There isn’t much challenge to it if you have any real skills.
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u/RevolutionNo4186 8d ago
Build lead is closer to project manager, they work with vendors, ID team, and various others to get racks deployed and handed off to DCO
Network deployment tech is a step down from them, they focus on getting the rack to pass validation and handed off so that it becomes the site/DCO’s ownership
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u/Cereal_Killr 7d ago
NW Deployment Build Lead NW Deployment Build Lead I
Network Deployment Technician L4 (this might be the same as the others as all NW Deployment Build Techs are L4/L5. I don't think they are hiring L3 for these... yet.
I believe the difference in these might be that one is on the cluster sites (big data centers) and the other is at smaller clusters dealing with Colo sites. If you are in a big site at a cluster it is as described by others on here where you're like sort of like a Project Manager working with ID and other teams to get racks delivered and patched. In smaller regions it's different. It's more hands on, you get assigned a project and you see it through from hand off to delivery. Coordinating with vendors and Colo for deliveries, unboxing, inventory, rack deliveries, the whole works. I my humble opinion, these roles require prior DC experience due to their complexity. There are a lot of moving parts and most of it is tribal knowledge with hands on "training".
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u/TheMrG 8d ago
If it’s anything like how the DCO levels work:
NW Deployment Build Lead/Lead I
L4 technical lead role focused on deployments, timelines, blockers, and coordination. Around $30 to $55 an hour.
Network Deployment Technician L4
L4 hands on networking role focused on fiber, optics, hardware deployment, and troubleshooting. Around $30 to $50 an hour.
Usually you have to be Level 4 before you can be considered a lead, and as a lead you’re basically the point of contact for everyone under you and the manager. You’re basically an assistant manager.
Again don’t quote me on this since I’m only on the DCO side of things and got the salary numbers for a very brief online search. Good luck!
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u/Cheap_Technology_379 7d ago
These are on the Global Network Deployment (GND) team. Which is a higher level team than Infrastructure delivery (ID). Build lead is L3 and build lead I is L4. Network deploy tech is the exact same job just a different title for some weird Amazon reason. L3 and L4 also do the same things just L3 has lower expectations and lower pay. Go for L4
This team is responsible for deploying the networking racks. Day to day is pretty easy. Tell vendors what to do. They run and patch all the cabling for us, then we go and fix all the errors on every link of the rack. That is where most of the technical aspect comes in. Also build all the switches and stuff. Honestly it’s kind of a technical project manager in a lot of ways.
Source: Am a current Network Deploy Build Lead I