Optical Network Engineer

• 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.
• Partner with NOC, field operations, architecture, and construction teams.
• Participate in outage management and major incident response activities.

• 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