Core Network Design Engineer I — Optical/DWDM Focus

Theuniversityunion; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluebird Fiber is hiring a Network Engineer I in Kansas City to plan and implement network changes across optical DWDM transport and routed IP platforms. You will troubleshoot issues, provide Tier-1 to Tier-2 support, and participate in on-call rotations with the Network Engineering team.

The role requires 5–7 years in telecom/IP-MPLS-Ethernet, strong communication, and a hands-on approach to networking design and implementation. Full-time position in our Kansas City office.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years in Telecommunications/IP-MPLS-Ethernet environment or equivalent.
• Experience with transport networks, LAN and WAN data networks, and network management systems.
• Experience with equipment configuration programming.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy core IP network solutions for scale, cost efficiency, and high availability (99.999%).
• Plan and oversee change management, peering, transport, and hardware activities.
• Lead troubleshooting of core network outages and mitigate incidents.
• Develop and publish network diagrams, standards, and as-built Documentation.

Skills

Telecom/IP-MPLS-Ethernet

Network design

Troubleshooting

On-call support

Communication

Education

College/Technical School degree or equivalent

Job description

Bluebird Fiber is hiring a Network Engineer I in Kansas City to plan and implement network changes across optical DWDM transport and routed IP platforms. You will troubleshoot issues, provide Tier-1 to Tier-2 support, and participate in on-call rotations with the Network Engineering team.

The role requires 5–7 years in telecom/IP-MPLS-Ethernet, strong communication, and a hands-on approach to networking design and implementation. Full-time position in our Kansas City office.