Optical Network Manager | Regional ISP | Up to $160,000/year
Our client, a growing regional Internet Service Provider, is looking for an experienced Optical Network Manager to lead the design, deployment, and performance of their optical transport network.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced optical networking professional to take on a leadership role, manage a technical team, and play a key part in expanding a regional ISP's fiber and transport infrastructure.
What you'll be doing:
- Leading the design, deployment, and ongoing management of the optical transport network (DWDM/CWDM, ROADM, SONET/SDH)
- Managing and mentoring a team of optical/network engineers
- Overseeing network capacity planning, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting for optical systems
- Driving network expansion and upgrade projects, including vendor and equipment evaluation
- Ensuring network reliability, redundancy, and adherence to SLAs
- Collaborating with engineering, operations, and field teams to support network builds and maintenance
- Managing relationships with equipment vendors and contractors
- Developing and enforcing network standards, documentation, and best practices
What we're looking for:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, telecommunications, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Significant experience in optical network engineering, with prior experience managing a team
- Strong hands-on knowledge of DWDM/CWDM, ROADM, and optical transport technologies
- Experience with fiber network design, provisioning, and troubleshooting
- Strong leadership, communication, and project management skills
Work environment: Full-time, with occasional travel to network sites as needed.
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