Senior Optical Network Engineer

MatchPoint Solutions
Maryland Heights, MO, United States
11 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$135,200.0 - $145,600.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Synchronous Optical Networking Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Ethernet Multi-protocol Systems Cisco

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Optical Network Engineer to support the design, deployment, optimization, and operational support of large-scale optical transport networks. The engineer will be responsible for DWDM transport systems, ROADM architectures, optical backbone expansion, network capacity planning, circuit turn-up, and optical troubleshooting across metro and long-haul environments. Responsibilities

  • Design and engineer DWDM, CWDM, ROADM, and OTN transport networks.
  • Provision and turn up wavelength services across multi-vendor optical platforms.
  • Perform optical network capacity planning and forecasting.
  • Support fiber route expansion and backbone modernization projects.
  • Troubleshoot optical-layer impairments, latency, loss, and performance issues.
  • Create engineering standards and network documentation.
  • Support integration of acquired networks and migration projects.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of Optical Transport Engineering experience.
  • Strong DWDM and ROADM expertise.
  • Experience with optical transport platforms from Ciena, Infinera, Nokia, Cisco, or Fujitsu.
  • Telecom experience
  • Knowledge of:

  • OTN
  • SONET
  • MPLS
  • Carrier Ethernet
  • Dark Fiber architectures
  • Understanding of fiber characterization and optical testing.
  • Experience supporting large carrier or MSO environments.
  • Preferred
  • DOCSIS transport network experience.
  • CCNP, JNCIP, Nokia NRS, or Ciena certifications.
  • Merger/integration experience

About the company

MatchPoint Solutions is a fast-growing, young, energetic global IT-Engineering services company with clients across the US. We provide technology solutions to various clients like Uber, Robinhood, Netflix, Airbnb, Google, Sephora, and more! More recently, we have expanded to working internationally in Canada, China, Ireland, UK, Brazil, and India. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results, from idea to outcome. We keep our clients on the cutting edge of the latest technologies and provide solutions by using industry-specific best practices and expertise. We are excited to be continuously expanding our team. If you are interested in this position, please send over your updated resume. We look forward to hearing from you!

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