Manager Network Engineering (Fiber) - W2 Only

NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company is seeking a senior Network Engineering leader to own multiple projects, oversee capacity reporting, and drive evaluation of emerging technologies. You will coordinate daily tasks, prepare management reports, and help design optical and IP-based networks across large-scale carrier environments.

Proven hands-on experience with MPLS, BGP, OSPF/IS-IS, and vendor platforms is required, along with strong data analysis and documentation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in engineering/CS/IT/telecom.
• Familiarity with optical transport systems (ROADM, DWDM) is a plus.
• Experience with carrier automation, telemetry, or configuration management tools (Python, Ansible, NETCONF, YANG, gNMI, etc.).
• Industry certifications (JNCIP/JNCIE, CCNP/CCIE SP, Nokia NRS, Ciena) are desirable.
• Experience supporting network modernization, IP/optical convergence, segment routing, EVPN, DCI or large-scale backbone projects.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage all Network Engineering projects.
• Produce weekly network capacity reports and analytics.
• Evaluate new technologies and present recommendations to leadership.
• Coordinate daily tasks and reports with engineering staff.
• Develop budgets and cost-benefit analyses for network projects.
• Assist in optical network designs and change management procedures.

Skills

ROADM DWDM

Inventory management

MS Office

Interpersonal skills

Learning ability

Project coordination

Data analysis

MPLS

LDP RSVP-TE

Segment routing

L2/L3 VPNs

BGP

OSPF/IS-IS

Vendor platforms

Carrier network design

Packet analysis

Routing tables

Telemetry

Performance data

Network documentation

MOP/docs

Test plans

Implementation plans

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/CS/IT/Telecom

Optical transport systems familiarity

Carier automation, telemetry, or configuration management tools (Python, Ansible, NETCONF, YANG, gNMI)

Networking certifications (JNCIP/JNCIE, CCNP/CCIE SP, Nokia NRS, Ciena)

Network modernization experience

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, CS, IT, Telecom (redundant in list)

Tools

Python

Ansible

NETCONF

YANG

gNMI

Vendor APIs

Job description

• Responsible for the creation and management of all projects within Network Engineering.
• Manages network capacity reports on a weekly basis.
• Manages the evaluation and testing of new technologies and provides recommendations to upper management.
• Coordinates with engineering staff for daily work assignments, reports and analytics as it relates to the Network Engineering daily workload.
• Provides departmental reports to upper management as needed.
• Develops budgets and cost benefit analysis for network-based projects.
• Assists in current and future optical network designs.
• Organizes and communicates departmental objectives to the group in an effective manner.
• Provides oversight and input on the process workflows for Network Engineering ticket activities and implementation of new technologies.
• Required to attend and or setup meetings within the group as well as other departments as needed.
• Manages all Lab testing projects as well as the production of all supporting documentation.
• Ensures the proper creation, review and implementation of change management procedures are followed and distributed as needed by Network Engineering.
• Performs other duties requested by the Director of Engineering or as business needs dictate.
• First line escalation for the Network Engineering on-call person.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of ROADM and DWDM based fiber optic networks
• Operating knowledge of inventory management and order processing applications.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to learn all aspects of the job by attending seminars/vocational schools or classes, reading instruction manuals, on-the-job-training, etc.
• Demonstrate creative and organizational skills in order to work through projects producing accurate and effective end results.
• Ability to collect data, establish facts, define problem(s), and evaluate seriousness of problem(s).
• Advanced knowledge of MPLS, including LDP, RSVP-TE or segment routing concepts, Layer 2/Layer 3 VPNs, traffic engineering, and carrier Ethernet services.
• Deep hands-on experience with BGP, including route policy, communities, route reflectors, peering, transit, customer routing, and troubleshooting.
• Strong operational and design experience with IS-IS and OSPF in large-scale routed networks.
• Demonstrated experience working with Juniper, Cisco, Nokia, and Ciena platforms in production carrier environments.
• Strong understanding of carrier network design principles, including redundancy, resiliency, convergence, QoS, scalability, and operational supportability.
• Ability to analyze packet captures, routing tables, forwarding behavior, telemetry, logs, and performance data to isolate and resolve complex issues.
• Experience developing detailed network documentation, method-of-procedure documents, test plans, and implementation plans.

Education and Experience

• Recommended to have a college degree or 15+ years’ experience in major area.
• Familiarity with optical transport systems, including ROADM, DWDM, coherent optics, wavelength services, and optical layer troubleshooting is a plus but not required.
• Experience with carrier automation, telemetry, or configuration management tools such as Python, Ansible, NETCONF, YANG, gNMI, or vendor-specific APIs.
• Relevant industry certifications such as JNCIP/JNCIE, CCNP/CCIE Service Provider, Nokia NRS, or Ciena certifications.
• Experience supporting network modernization, IP/optical convergence, segment routing, EVPN, DCI, or large-scale backbone expansion initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications, or equivalent practical experience.