Fiber and broadband infrastructure operator with cloud and billing automation focus
Schurz Communications operates a legacy telecom and media infrastructure business—founded in 1872—now modernizing through fiber builds, cloud migration, and service provisioning automation. The active project list reveals a shift from traditional network ops toward infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation) and billing/provisioning automation, while pain points around data integrity and API integrations suggest internal systems remain fragmented. Leadership hiring (COO, director-level roles) and cross-functional team composition (engineering, ops, sales, product) indicate this is a transformational period.
Notable leadership hires: Chief Operating Officer
Schurz Communications is a privately held telecom and information-services company headquartered in Mishawaka, Indiana. The business centers on fiber-optic network builds, broadband delivery, and associated professional services across the United States. The technology stack spans traditional telecom tools (OTDR, Dark Fiber, Netcracker) and modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker), with significant investment in orchestration (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation) and monitoring (Domo, Salesforce). Current work includes new fiber construction, network expansion planning, service provisioning automation, and a transition in delivery models—all anchored by efforts to improve financial visibility and forecasting accountability.
Schurz uses traditional telecom (OTDR, Dark Fiber, Netcracker), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure tools (Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation), hypervisors (VMware, vSphere, NSX, vSAN), and observability (Domo). Tech stack spans from legacy network equipment to modern DevOps.
Mishawaka, Indiana. Founded in 1872, the company is privately held and operates as a 501–1,000 employee organization across the United States.
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