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# Senior Optical Network Engineer

- **Company:** MatchPoint Solutions
- **Location:** Maryland Heights, MO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $135,200.0 - $145,600.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Synchronous Optical Networking, Wavelength-Division Multiplexing, Ethernet, Multi-protocol Systems, Cisco
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us506d18c7c940d06ae2369a0a5d203e95

## About the Role

* 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

## 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.


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