Network Architect – Fiber & Optical Transport
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LHH Recruitment Solutions is partnering with a North Dallas area telecom to hire a Network Architect – Fiber & Optical Transport. You will design transport circuits, analyze capacity, and develop routing solutions for fiber-based services, collaborating with engineering, operations, construction, provisioning, and project management teams.
The ideal candidate has 5+ years in telecom, strong fiber and transport knowledge, and hands-on experience with DWDM/Ethernet.
Qualifications
- 5+ years in telecommunications or related field.
- Strong fiber optic & transport technology knowledge.
- Experience with Ethernet, Layer 1/2, VLANs, optics, IP addressing.
- Ability to read and create network diagrams, route maps, and BOMs.
- Experience with equipment from Ciena, Cisco, Juniper, Nokia, Fujitsu, SmartOptics.
- Experience with network management tools such as 3-GIS, NetBrain, SolarWinds.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Willing to work full-time onsite in Allen, TX.
Responsibilities
- Design DWDM, Ethernet, and fiber transport circuits.
- Analyze capacity, demand, and upcoming service requirements.
- Develop network routes and connectivity across fiber and transport environments.
- Select equipment and assign network resources for delivery.
- Create and maintain network diagrams, engineering docs, and BOMs.
- Evaluate new service requests for scalable delivery solutions.
- Identify constraints, data gaps, and potential risks.
- Collaborate with engineering, operations, provisioning, and PM teams.
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Network Architect – Fiber & Optical Transport
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: Up to $120,000 Base + Benefits
LHH Recruitment Solutions is partnering with a telecommunications and fiber infrastructure organization in the North Dallas area to hire a Network Architect – Fiber & Optical Transport.
This role is ideal for an experienced telecommunications professional with a background in fiber networks, DWDM, optical transport, circuit design, transport engineering, or service provisioning.
The Network Architect will design and engineer transport circuits, evaluate network capacity, develop routing solutions, and help support the continued expansion and delivery of fiber-based network services. This position works closely with engineering, operations, construction, provisioning, and project management teams.
- Design and engineer DWDM, Ethernet, and fiber transport circuits
- Analyze existing network infrastructure, capacity, customer demand, and upcoming service requirements
- Develop network routes and connectivity solutions across fiber and transport environments
- Select appropriate equipment and assign network resources to support service delivery
- Create and maintain network diagrams, engineering documentation, circuit records, and bills of materials
- Evaluate new service requests and determine effective, scalable solutions for delivery
- Identify network constraints, resource conflicts, and potential implementation risks
- Review and validate network, circuit, and service information across multiple systems
- Partner with engineering, operations, construction, provisioning, and project management teams
- Support network expansion while maintaining established engineering standards and quality controls
- 5+ years of experience in telecommunications, network engineering, transport engineering, circuit design, service provisioning, or a related field
- Strong knowledge of fiber optic networks and transport technologies
- Experience with Ethernet services, Layer 1 and Layer 2 networking, VLANs, ports, optics, and IP addressing
- Ability to read and create network diagrams, route maps, engineering drawings, equipment records, circuit records, and bills of materials
- Experience with network equipment from manufacturers such as Ciena, Cisco, Juniper, Nokia, Fujitsu, SmartOptics, or similar
- Experience with network inventory, GIS, monitoring, IPAM, or network management tools such as 3-GIS, NetBrain, SolarWinds, or similar platforms
- Ability to analyze information across multiple systems and identify missing, inaccurate, or conflicting network data
- Strong organizational, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work full-time onsite in Allen, Texas
- Experience with DWDM, optical transport, wavelength services, carrier Ethernet, dedicated internet access, Ethernet Private Line (EPL), EVPL, MPLS, or NNI services
- Technical degree, telecommunications training, or related education
- Industry certifications such as CCNA, JNCIA, Network+, CFOT, or similar
- Opportunity to work directly with large-scale fiber and optical transport infrastructure
- Exposure to complex network design, capacity planning, and service delivery projects
- Collaborative environment working across engineering, operations, construction, and project management
- Opportunity to contribute to ongoing network growth and expansion
- Competitive base salary up to $120,000 plus benefits
- Full-time, long-term position
LHH Recruitment Solutions is supporting this search on behalf of a confidential client.
Benefit offerings for full-time employment include medical, dental, vision, term life and AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits, wellness plans, and a 401k plan or a nonqualified deferred compensation plan. Available paid leave includes Personal Time Off (PTO) on an accrual basis. PTO and holiday hours are prorated based on hire date within the calendar year.
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