Network Transport Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design and develop packet-optical transport solutions for both metro and long-haul networks.

• Assess fiber routes and create optical designs, which include power budgets and OSNR calculations.

• Conduct fiber characterization and analysis utilizing OTDR, CD, PMD, ORL, insertion loss, and spectral analysis.

• Engineer and enhance DWDM and ROADM networks with Ciena transport platforms.

• Implement, test, and commission fiber transport infrastructure.

• Assist in the migration from SONET/TDM to OTN/IP networks.

• Diagnose optical impairments impacting DWDM and OTN performance.

• Deploy and verify 400G/800G coherent optical technologies.

• Ensure optical links comply with OSNR, CD, and PMD performance standards.

• Generate and manage service orders, circuit records, and inventory documentation.

• Document fiber assignments, A-Z circuit paths, and cross-connects comprehensively.

• Develop MOP and rollback plans.

• Keep as-built drawings, rack elevations, and topology documentation up to date.

• Support maintenance tasks and post-implementation validation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Significant experience in transport, optical, and carrier-grade network engineering.

• Strong expertise in supporting Ciena and Nokia transport platforms.

• Hands-on experience with fiber characterization and troubleshooting optical performance issues.

• Understanding of IP/MPLS routing and packet transport technologies.

• Experience in supporting wireless backhaul environments.

• Familiarity with OTN (G.709), DWDM, ROADM, Flex-Grid, 400ZR/400ZR+, and FEC.

• Knowledge of MPLS-TE, Segment Routing, EVPN, QoS, and Ethernet OAM (802.1ag/Y.1731).

• Understanding of SONET/SDH, PDH, circuit emulation, TDM, and DSO/T1.

• Familiarity with wireless backhaul, AES/IPsec encryption, satellite network monitoring/OAM, and SNMP.

• Proficient with Ciena 6500, Ciena MCP, Nokia IXR, Nokia SAR, inventory systems, Confluence, SharePoint, Salesforce, Visio, and AutoCAD.

• Preferred certifications include Nokia ONC/OSC, Nokia Routing Specialist, Ciena OC-A/OC-P/OC-C, Ciena MCP, CCNP, NRS II, MEF-CECP, FOA CFOT/CFOS-T, and EXFO or VIAVI Fiber Testing Certifications.

• Ability to work Monday to Friday during daytime business hours in the Alaska time zone (AKDT).

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision coverage.

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance.

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available.

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents).

• Short and long-term disability benefits.

• Health Spending Account (HSA).

• Transportation benefits.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Paid Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave).