Optical Transport Engineer — Backbone DWDM & Multi-Vendor

Experis; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

HSA

FSA

Dependent Care FSA

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Travel Insurance

401(k) with matching

Weekly pay

Job summary

Experis in Denver, CO is seeking an Optical Transport Engineer to join the Network Operations Department, supporting backbone and metro optical networks. You will design, validate, and troubleshoot end-to-end wavelength services across multi-vendor platforms.

The role requires 3–5 years in DWDM/optical transport, strong problem-solving and collaboration with customers, operations teams, and vendor support to deliver reliable service.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience engineering, provisioning, or supporting DWDM and optical transport networks in a carrier or large-scale service provider environment.
• Strong understanding of optical transport technologies including DWDM, ROADM architectures, wavelength planning, optical amplification, OSNR, dispersion, and optical power budgets.
• Hands-on experience provisioning and troubleshooting services on optical transport equipment from major vendors.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot end-to-end circuits across multiple network segments in multi-vendor environments.
• Excellent documentation skills and ability to collaborate with customers, operations, field personnel, and vendor support.

Responsibilities

• Perform end-to-end feasibility studies and path design for backbone wavelength services, including route selection and reach validation.
• Engineer optical spectrum across the complete path, fixed-grid and flex-grid alignment, and spectrum utilization.
• Provision end-to-end wavelength services across a multi-vendor optical network, configuring and turning up services on Nokia and Ciena platforms.
• Validate wavelength services before customer handoff, including power verification, performance testing, and error analysis.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot complex issues across multi-vendor optical networks, coordinating with field operations and vendor support.

Skills

DWDM

ROADM

Wavelength planning

OSNR

Dispersion management

Vendor provisioning

Tools

Nokia equipment

Ciena platforms

Job description

Experis in Denver, CO is seeking an Optical Transport Engineer to join the Network Operations Department, supporting backbone and metro optical networks. You will design, validate, and troubleshoot end-to-end wavelength services across multi-vendor platforms.

The role requires 3–5 years in DWDM/optical transport, strong problem-solving and collaboration with customers, operations teams, and vendor support to deliver reliable service.