Optical Network Engineer

Ethos BeathChapman; Sydney; On-site; AUD 148,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethos BeathChapman is recruiting DWDM Optical Engineers for a 12-month daily-rate contract across large-scale optical transport networks in Australia. The role focuses on software upgrades, legacy device decommissioning and production upgrades across multiple vendor platforms with minimal supervision.

The successful candidates will join a highly autonomous team, operate in 24/7 production environments, perform hands-on upgrade work and coordinate with planning and automation groups to ensure

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of industry experience in optical networking or telecommunications.
• Hands-on experience with the deployment and operation of large-scale DWDM networks.
• Experience with optical planning and modelling tools.

Responsibilities

• Execute software upgrades on production optical network devices across multiple vendor platforms.
• Perform manual upgrade procedures where automated deployment pipelines cannot reach devices.
• Coordinate with planning and automation teams to ensure upgrade readiness.
• Document upgrade procedures, outcomes, and any exceptions encountered.
• Participate in on-call rotations to support operational coverage.

Skills

DWDM

Optical networks

Telecommunications

24/7 operations

Coordinating with teams

Tools

Optical planning tools

Job description

My client is seeking to hire multiple DWDM Optical Engineers who will support large-scale optical network programmes such as software upgrades, legacy device decommissioning, and other network changes across a production fleet of DWDM optical transport equipment across multiple vendor platforms. This is a 12month daily rate contract role with a view to extension.

This is a hands-on operational role requiring deep experience with optical networking technologies, comfort working in 24/7 production environments, and the ability to execute at scale with minimal supervision. The role will consist of project-based upgrade work along with system migrations.

Why this role

You’ll work on one of the world's largest and most complex optical networks. This role offers hands-on experience with cutting-edge DWDM technology and optical systems that directly power the organisations global infrastructure, the backbone enabling millions of customers' cloud innovation.

The team operates with a high degree of autonomy and ownership, where engineers don't just execute tasks, they shape long-term strategy and drive innovation.

Experience Required

Minimum 2+ years of industry experience in optical networking or telecommunications.

Hands-on experience with the deployment and operation of large-scale DWDM networks.

Experience with optical planning and modelling tools.

Key Responsibilities

Execute software upgrades on production optical network devices across multiple vendor platforms.

Perform manual upgrade procedures where automated deployment pipelines cannot reach devices.

Coordinate with planning and automation teams to ensure upgrade readiness.

Document upgrade procedures, outcomes, and any exceptions encountered.

Participate in on-call rotations to support operational coverage.