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# Optical/Transport Engineer (DWDM)

- **Company:** Insight Global
- **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Synchronous Optical Networking, Wavelength-Division Multiplexing, Network Planning and Design, Routing, Cisco
- **Published:** June 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000g72f1e

## About the Role

* 3+ years Experience with the operation, administration, and maintenance of Optical transport networks. Primary equipment includes Nokia PSS, CISCO NCS2015, Ciena 6500

 * Ability to receive complex work packages/network designs via workflow tool, interpret the request, execute the tasks to include

 * Verification of design to the network

 * Confirmation of material ordered to satisfy the work request

 * Confirmation of physical network to design to satisfy work request.

 * Work with other teams to coordinate and complete the work request

 * Complete accurate impact statements and build Change Request that include a detailed MOP.

 * Full deployment and Provisioning of various network optical elements and/or services in order to satisfy the work request.

 * Execute complex migration activity or equipment commissioning in a maintenance window to satisfy work request.

 * Experience with routing protocols, optical transport systems, provisioning and troubleshoot above noted equipment with various common service configurations.

 * Ability to self-manage multiple tasks simultaneously across various job assignments.

 * Ability to maintain accurate ticket status

 * Team player

 * Ability to execute above work on live customer circuits with skillset to avoid workman caused outages.

 * Ability to work in an on-call rotation as needed to support trouble tickets and break/fix

 * Strong familiarity with OTN, SONET, DWDM - Previous telecom experience



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