Optical Network Engineer
Core
Design, implement, and optimize core transport and routed optical network infrastructure, including dark fiber rings and coherent routing platforms.
Role type
Senior Optical Network Engineer (Transport)
Builds
Regional Zayo dark fiber rings, core routed optical networks (RON), and high-availability optical ring reliability.
Domain
Telecommunications / Optical Networking
Required skills
DWDM/CWDM architecture, optical amplification (EDFA/RAMAN), Cisco ONS/NCS platforms, Routed Optical Networks (RON), high-density coherent optics (ZR/ZR+), Cisco service provider routing (ASR 9000, Catalyst 9000), MPLS/Segment Routing, dark fiber topology design, OTDR testing, network automation (Ansible/Python)
Preferred skills
AI tools for network telemetry analysis, Calero for circuit lifecycle management
Technologies
Cisco ONS 15454, Cisco NCS 1000, Cisco ASR 9000, Cisco Catalyst 9000, Zayo dark fiber, DWDM, CWDM, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, ISIS, Ansible Tower, Python
Responsibilities
Take ownership of regional Zayo dark fiber rings and core RON infrastructure reliability; provide technical direction to junior team members; design scalable transport and routing solutions; drive hands-on implementation and maintenance of network transport projects; conduct performance tuning on optical transponders and coherent routing interfaces.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
