Optical Transport Engineer – Backbone DWDM & Spectrum Expert

Experis; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Vision plan

HSA

Health Flex Spending Account

Dependent Care FSA

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Travel Insurance

Weekly Pay

Job summary

Experis is seeking an Optical Transport Engineer in Denver, CO (preferred) or Mt. Laurel, NJ to support the backbone and metro optical networks. You will participate in feasibility studies, path design, and provisioning of wavelength services across multi-vendor environments.

The role demands strong problem-solving, collaboration with field operations, and a proactive attitude, with opportunities to grow technical skills in a dynamic, diverse team.

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, with the ability to work across multiple vendor platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot end-to-end circuits across multiple network segments while isolating faults within complex multi-vendor environments.
• Excellent documentation skills and the ability to work collaboratively with customers, operations teams, field personnel, and vendor support organizations throughout the service delivery process.

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 path, including fixed-grid and flex-grid alignment and spectrum utilization.
• Provision end-to-end wavelength services across a multi-vendor optical network on Nokia and Ciena platforms.
• Validate wavelength services before handoff with optical power verification and performance testing.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot complex issues across multi-vendor networks with field operations and vendor support.

Skills

DWDM

ROADM

Wavelength planning

Optical amplification

OSNR

Dispersion management

Power budgets

Vendor provisioning

Tools

Nokia platforms

Ciena platforms

Job description

Experis is seeking an Optical Transport Engineer in Denver, CO (preferred) or Mt. Laurel, NJ to support the backbone and metro optical networks. You will participate in feasibility studies, path design, and provisioning of wavelength services across multi-vendor environments.

The role demands strong problem-solving, collaboration with field operations, and a proactive attitude, with opportunities to grow technical skills in a dynamic, diverse team.