Network Engineer

About the role

The Network Engineer will support build activities including design, configuration, deployment and migration in large-scale optical networks that span long-haul terrestrial & regional metros. They will also interconnect Data Centers and Point of Presence (POP) sites across the globe.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule and perform complex optical and backbone network deployments and migrations.
• Perform network maintenance, upgrades, and provisioning of new circuits or services.
• Work closely with NOC, field technicians, vendors, and engineering teams to resolve faults and perform root cause analysis.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to optical transport equipment and network connectivity.
• Maintain standards for all builds and design packages for metro, regional and long-haul DWDM systems.
• Maintain and update network documentation, including fiber routes, equipment inventory, and change logs.
• Participate in on-call rotation and respond to network emergencies after hours.
• Generate implementation plans and provide technical leadership and guidance during deployment activities.
• Review and maintain acceptance documents provided by vendors and subcontractors deploying equipment on our network.
• Provide technical expertise to network provisioning engineers for troubleshooting out-of-service or faulty circuits.
• Proactively contribute to documentation, automation and processes as they evolve.
• Support multiple stakeholder organizations by understanding, anticipating, and influencing business outcomes.
• Exhibit proactive communication and think with a product and customer mindset.
• Leverage a data-driven approach to influence business and network health metrics.
• Generate and analyze network performance reports; proactively identify areas for improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field of discipline.
• At least 5 years’ experience with Live network deployment, migration and operations.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience deploying and migrating optical networks.
• Experience with optical network design, installation and maintenance for service providers or enterprise networks.
• Experience with optical transport systems and troubleshooting.
• Experience with optical fiber types, fiber characterization, OTDR.
• Experience with optical technologies: DWDM, CWDM, ROADM, OTN, SONET/SDH, and Ethernet over fiber.
• Experience with individual components of optical networks such as Transponders, Mux/Demux, WSS, EDFA, RAMAN, OSC, OTDR.
• Experience with field-based work in POPs, carrier hotels, data centers and Central Office environments.
• Experience with optical test equipment and optical troubleshooting experience using OTDR, OSA, BERT and optical power meters.
• Experience with network management tools (e.g., Ciena OneControl, Infinera DNA, Nokia NFM-T).
• Experience with data center network design.
• Experience with automation/scripting (Python, Ansible) in a networking environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering discipline.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement.
• Paid vacation/time off, educational assistance.
• May also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

Pay

$150,000 - $180,000 per year.

Schedule

Full-time, with travel required as needed.