Migration/Grooms Specialist

KSA Technology Partners, LLC.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

KSA Technology Partners, LLC. seeks an experienced Grooming / Migration Engineer to support telecom migrations, circuit grooming, and site decommissioning. You will work overnight to minimize customer impact, coordinating with engineering, field ops, NOC, and carriers to ensure service continuity.

The role emphasizes routing, traffic engineering, testing, and detailed migration planning, with a focus on scalable network consolidation and reliable cutovers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in telecommunications network operations with circuit migrations or decommissioning.
• Strong understanding of fiber, microwave, and IP/MPLS networks.
• Hands-on experience with circuit grooming, migrations, cutovers, and traffic rerouting.
• Familiarity with circuit types including T1/E1, DS3/E3, OC-N/STM-N, and Ethernet.
• Experience with routing protocols OSPF, BGP, IS-IS and MPLS traffic engineering.
• Ability to develop migration plans, MOPs, testing procedures, and rollback strategies.
• Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Excellent troubleshooting and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment and collaborate with teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute telecommunications network migrations including site exits and decommissioning.
• Conduct site and network assessments to identify circuits and migration needs.
• Perform circuit grooming to consolidate traffic and improve efficiency.
• Execute migrations and cutovers during overnight maintenance with minimal disruption.
• Develop traffic engineering solutions to redistribute network traffic.
• Perform pre- and post-migration testing to validate service quality.
• Maintain migration plans, MOPs, and rollback procedures.
• Coordinate migration activities with engineering, field ops, NOC, vendors, and carriers.
• Troubleshoot issues and coordinate timely resolution.
• Maintain accurate documentation of circuit changes and progress.
• Follow change management processes and ensure quality standards.

Skills

Telecommunications network operations

Circuit grooming / migrations

Traffic engineering

Network consolidation

Documentation & communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications or related field

Tools

Circuit provisioning platforms

Routing protocols: OSPF, BGP, IS-IS

MPLS traffic engineering

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Grooming / Migration Engineer to support telecommunications network migration, circuit grooming, and site decommissioning initiatives. This position will focus on transitioning network services, optimizing circuit configurations, and executing planned migrations during overnight maintenance windows to minimize customer impact.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in telecommunications network operations, circuit migrations, traffic engineering, and network consolidation. This individual will work closely with engineering, field operations, Network Operations Center (NOC) teams, and carrier partners to ensure successful migrations and service continuity.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute telecommunications network migrations associated with site exits, network consolidation, and decommissioning projects.
• Conduct site and network assessments to identify existing circuits, dependencies, and migration requirements.
• Perform circuit grooming activities to consolidate network traffic, optimize bandwidth utilization, and improve network efficiency.
• Execute circuit migrations and cutovers during overnight maintenance windows while minimizing service disruptions.
• Develop and implement traffic engineering solutions to redistribute network traffic across available infrastructure.
• Perform pre- and post-migration testing to validate circuit functionality, service quality, and network integrity.
• Develop and maintain detailed migration plans, cutover procedures, Method of Procedures (MOPs), and rollback plans.
• Coordinate migration activities with network engineering, field technicians, NOC teams, vendors, and carrier partners.
• Troubleshoot circuit and network issues that arise during migration activities and coordinate timely resolution.
• Maintain accurate documentation of circuit changes, network configurations, migration progress, and project completion.
• Follow established change management processes and ensure all migration activities meet operational and quality standards.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of telecommunications network operations experience, preferably involving circuit migrations, network grooming, or site decommissioning.
• Strong understanding of telecommunications infrastructure, including fiber optics, microwave, and IP/MPLS networks.
• Hands-on experience with circuit grooming, network migrations, cutovers, and traffic rerouting.
• Knowledge of telecommunications circuit types, including T1/E1, DS3/E3, OC-N/STM-N, and Ethernet.
• Familiarity with routing protocols such as OSPF, BGP, and IS-IS, along with MPLS traffic engineering.
• Experience working with network management systems and circuit provisioning platforms.
• Ability to develop and execute migration plans, MOPs, testing procedures, and rollback strategies.
• Understanding of change management processes and maintenance window coordination.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment and collaborate with cross-functional technical teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cisco CCNP or equivalent networking certification.
• PMP or similar project management certification.
• Experience supporting large-scale telecommunications network consolidation or site-exit initiatives.
• Previous experience coordinating circuit migrations across legacy and modern network technologies.
• Experience working with NOC teams, field operations, and third-party carriers during network cutovers.
• Remote position.
• Schedule will consist of either four 10-hour shifts or five 8-hour shifts per week.
• Typical overnight maintenance window is approximately 10:00 PM – 6:00 AM.
• Weekend availability may be required for critical migrations or scheduled network maintenance.
• Must be comfortable executing time-sensitive migrations during overnight maintenance windows.