CareerPlan

DWDM-IP Engineer

AmsterdamFull-time2026-10-08 → 2026-11-10

Core

Own the lifecycle of optical transport network and its integration with IP/MPLS core, operating a hybrid ecosystem of short-haul, metro, and long-haul DWDM systems.

Role type

Senior IC optical network engineer (DWDM-IP)

Builds

Hybrid optical transport infrastructure supporting 400G/800G+ coherent interfaces for AI cloud platform

Domain

Telecommunications / Optical Networking / AI Infrastructure

Required skills

DWDM system configuration, ROADM networks, coherent modulation formats, IP/MPLS stack (BGP/OSPF/IS-IS), OTDR/OSA/BERT diagnostics, Python automation, Linux-based network tools

Preferred skills

Network modernization projects (100G to 400G/800G migration), MPLS interaction with optical layer metrics

Technologies

Ciena, Nokia-Infinera, ADVA/Adtran, Netbox, gNMI, QSFP-DD, OSFP, EDFA, Raman

Responsibilities

Configure and deploy multi-vendor DWDM systems, troubleshoot optical-to-IP failures, design and test new optical solutions (OLS, disaggregated hardware), build and maintain asset inventory (Netbox), collaborate on traffic engineering (SR-MPLS), manage vendor relationships

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC