Optical Network Engineer | DWDM, Python Automation

Ascendion; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

[medical insurance]

[dental insurance]

[vision insurance]

[401(k) retirement plan]

[long-term disability insurance]

[short-term disability insurance]

[personal days accrued each calendar年.

Job summary

Ascendion in Seattle, WA is seeking an Optical Network Engineer to perform high‑quality network and systems operations, deployments, and scaling.

You will create and implement changes to the network, support projects in deployment, optimization, and technology refresh, and diagnose large‑scale events. Candidates should have a BS in CS or equivalent and 3+ years in DWDM, optical planning, design, and Python scripting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in computer science or equivalent.
• 3+ years of rollout and maintenance of large DWDM networks and optical network technologies.
• 3+ years of experience with optical planning and modeling tools.
• 3+ years of experience with optical network design and troubleshooting.
• 1+ year of Python or similar tooling for network automation scripting.

Responsibilities

• Perform high quality network and/or systems operations, deployments, scaling, and more.
• Create and implement changes to the network.
• Support network projects in deployment/implementation, scaling, refresh, and optimization.
• Provide critical network support to diagnose, mitigate, and resolve large-scale events.
• Operate and troubleshoot routing, interconnectivity, platforms, performance, and configurations; including Linux/Unix interactions.
• Maintain standards across the networking toolset and ensure compliance.

Skills

DWDM Networks

Optical Network Technologies

optical planning and modeling tools

optical network design and Troubleshoo

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Ascendion in Seattle, WA is seeking an Optical Network Engineer to perform high‑quality network and systems operations, deployments, and scaling.

You will create and implement changes to the network, support projects in deployment, optimization, and technology refresh, and diagnose large‑scale events. Candidates should have a BS in CS or equivalent and 3+ years in DWDM, optical planning, design, and Python scripting.