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# Optical Transport Engineer

- **Company:** Computer Enterprises Inc
- **Location:** Englewood, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $114,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** System Configuration, Wavelength-Division Multiplexing, Network Installation Services, Network Monitoring, Computer Network Operations, Performance Monitor
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/b0abe709-ecaf-40b1-bb32-82cb28bc781e

## About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Optical Transport Engineer with deep hands-on expertise in Ciena and Nokia optical transport platforms. This role will focus on advanced configuration, provisioning, troubleshooting, and operational support of a large-scale optical transport network. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience working directly with Ciena equipment, with Nokia experience strongly preferred. Candidates with strong hands-on experience performing complex troubleshooting, network provisioning, and engineering change deployment activities will be highly sought after., * 10+ years of Optical Transport Engineering experience.

 * Extensive hands-on experience with Ciena optical transport platforms.
 * Strong experience with Nokia optical transport platforms.
 * Proven experience performing advanced configuration and troubleshooting within optical transport environments.
 * Experience provisioning, testing, and supporting transport circuits and services.
 * Strong understanding of DWDM, ROADM, OTN, and carrier-grade transport technologies.
 * Experience supporting maintenance activities, migrations, and network implementations.
 * Ability to diagnose and resolve complex optical transport issues.
 * Experience working in telecommunications, carrier, service provider, or large enterprise transport environments.

Preferred Experience

 * Experience with Ciena 6500, Waveserver, or related Ciena transport platforms.
 * Experience with Nokia 1830 PSS or comparable Nokia transport solutions.
 * Knowledge of optical performance monitoring, wavelength management, and circuit provisioning.
 * Experience supporting large-scale backbone or carrier transport networks.

## Description

* Configure, provision, maintain, and troubleshoot optical transport network infrastructure.
 * Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis of transport network outages, performance degradation, and service-impacting incidents.
 * Support implementation of engineering designs, network expansions, migrations, and technology refresh initiatives.
 * Execute and support EDPs (Engineering Design Packages/Procedures) and other network implementation activities.
 * Provision optical services and transport circuits across the network.
 * Monitor network health and performance to ensure service reliability and availability.
 * Validate network configurations and perform operational readiness testing.
 * Collaborate with Network Operations, Engineering, and Field Services teams during deployments and maintenance events.
 * Support network upgrades, software loads, circuit turn-ups, and service activations.
 * Maintain technical documentation, network records, and implementation procedures.


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