Senior Optical Transport Network Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Optical Transport Network Engineer is a technical leadership role responsible for the reliability, engineering, and evolution of Comcast’s national optical backbone. The role combines optical transport engineering, operations, and architecture, with a primary focus on engineering and deploying new services on the Comcast Transport Backbone. The engineer owns the lifecycle of backbone services, from design and deployment through operational stability, and supports post-sales Solution Engineering services such as design, solution acceptance, and network reconfiguration or migration. The position involves managing and maintaining Comcast’s Ciena 6500/RLS Backbone Transport network, which spans over 80,000 kilometers of fiber optic infrastructure. It requires expertise in large-scale optical networks and service deployment. The role also participates in an on-call rotation supporting backbone network operations. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; applicants with a combination of coursework and experience or extensive related professional experience may also be considered.
- 7–10 years of experience in Field Service Engineering, Optical Transport Engineering, or a related discipline supporting DWDM deployments.
- Hands-on experience with Ciena 6500, including Photonic, OTN, Ethernet, and Navigator.
- Experience with RLS platforms and Nokia PSS1830 / WS-NOC.
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking fundamentals.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, including design-level issue resolution.
- Ability to make sound technical decisions during outages, maintenance windows, and other critical events.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to a variety of audiences.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting large-scale backbone networks.
- Python scripting and network automation experience.
- API integration and development experience.
- Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership.
Responsibilities
- Design, engineer, deploy, and turn up new backbone optical transport services and capacity augmentations.
- Validate network designs, platforms, and software through lab and pre-production testing.
- Partner with architecture, routing, field, and operations teams to deliver secure, reliable, high-performing network solutions.
- Monitor and troubleshoot network health, perform end-to-end circuit validation, and coordinate in-service maintenance.
- Support firmware and software lifecycle management across the optical network.
- Perform capacity planning, growth modeling, and technical design documentation.
- Coordinate lit circuit design, quoting, ordering, and fiber cross-connects with vendors and third parties.
- Participate in an on-call rotation supporting backbone network operations.
Benefits
- Comcast offers benefits to eligible employees; the job description refers applicants to the company’s compensation and benefits summary for details.
- Most non-sales positions are eligible for a bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
