Network Engineer

Koch•Bridgewater, NJ

14d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Network Engineer to join our Network Operations team. In this role, you will be responsible for the deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, maintenance, and optimization of high-capacity optical transport networks. You’ll play a critical part in ensuring network reliability, scalability, and performance for our customers and internal systems. As a member of this team, you will have an abundance of opportunities to be involved in projects related to planning, implementation, deployment, monitoring & network operations of various optical, backbone and edge networks. The ideal candidate is an engineer who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and constantly evolving network. A fast learner, proactive, and highly motivated engineer, with a proven record of implementing novel solutions and workarounds to solve unique challenges.

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
Proficiency 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.
Experience in creating, troubleshooting and analyzing network code

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

Support build activities including design, configuration, deployment and migration in large-scale optical networks that spans long-haul terrestrial & regional metros.
Interconnecting Data Centers and Point of Presence (POP) sites across the globe.
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 contributes 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