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Optical Network Engineer

seattle, wa • Posted 3 days ago
Remote Full Time Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Job Title

Pay Range: $66/hr to $68/hr

Day to Day:
  • 25% Field Coordination & Tech Guidance: Serving as the remote "eyes and ears" to drive and guide on-the-ground technicians within data center environments (onsite outages, site validations, verifications, installations, racking, powering, and hardware upgrades).
  • 25% High/Low-Level Design & Documentation: Translating network needs into technical documentation (drafting HLD/LLD, documenting outage results, and providing technical recommendations based on cost, efficiency, time, and level of effort).
  • 20–25% Product Mastery & Solution Design: Learning and deeply understanding specific products/solutions; designing DWDM solutions, determining required tests, and creating option variations for existing or net-new product rollouts.
  • 10% Workflows & Execution: Completing cutsheets, planning, auditing the Span, and running required build workflows to execute the deployment.
  • 10% Meetings & Escalations: Aligning with peers, leadership, project stakeholders, and handling any necessary escalations.
Must Haves:
  • Experience Level: Junior level as long as they have some hands on DWDM experience – can explain how and why and thought process. Minimum 3+ years of industry experience handling, designing, developing, and operating networks actively handling live customer production traffic.
  • Optical DWDM Expertise: Deep technical understanding and hands-on experience with the rollout of large DWDM networks, optical network technologies, and optical planning/modeling tools. Candidates must be able to truly speak DWDM and explain the "how" and "why."
  • IP Networking & Router Integration: Strong knowledge of router connectivity, IP networking fundamentals, and extensive experience with IP protocol applications. Must understand cross-layer implications and the interplay between the DWDM layer and the IP router layer.
  • Routing Protocols & Platforms: In-depth knowledge of major internet routing protocols (specifically BGP and OSPF) and major router platforms (specifically Cisco 37xx, 49xx, 65xx, 73xx, 76xx platforms including compatible supervisory and line cards).
  • Troubleshooting & Technical Protocols: Robust network analysis and troubleshooting skills with significant experience in DWDM, T1/OTN, IPv4 & IPv6, TCP (internals & flow control), HSRP/GLBP, PIMv2, IGMP, LDP, TACACS, IPSEC & VPNs, netflow, DNS, and HTTP.
  • Basic Automation (Python): Ability to read, fully understand, and make basic adjustments to existing Python code (building complex automation frameworks from scratch is not required).
  • Leadership Principles: Must strongly align with Ownership , Bias for Action , Earn Trust , and Deep Dive .
Plusses:
  • Advanced knowledge in writing code/scripts from scratch.
  • Candidates coming from recent layoffs within the DWDM space at Oracle or other telecom companies

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, and paid holidays annually – as applicable.

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