Role: Network Engineer
Location: Englewood, CO
Schedule: Hybrid (4 days onsite)
Rate: $55/hour W2
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.
Key Responsibilities- 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.
Required Qualifications- 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.
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