Senior Optical Network Engineer – Onsite (Secret Clearance)

Apex Systems; Illinois; On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K with company match

ESPP

HSA

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking an Optical Network Engineer to lead design, testing, and deployment at Scott AFB in Illinois. This on-site role requires deep hands-on experience with SONET, DWDM, ROADM/nOADM, IP/MPLS/L3, and Ethernet/optical provisioning.

A Secret clearance is mandatory and you will act as a local SME for network modernization. You will collaborate with customers and internal teams, develop test plans, translate results into deployment steps, and document configurations and testing

Qualifications

• 7+ years of network engineering experience.
• Experience with Ethernet and optical networking.
• Active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to understand project requirements and design network architecture.
• Develop and execute test plans validating equipment functionality, interoperability, security and performance.
• Provide SME guidance on standards development and network modernization.
• Document configuration, provisioning, and testing results for project deliverables.
• Coordinate with project and sales teams on deployment and support.

Skills

Network engineering

Ethernet

Optical

Security clearance

Tools

Ciena MCP/Navigator

Job description

Apex Systems is seeking an Optical Network Engineer to lead design, testing, and deployment at Scott AFB in Illinois. This on-site role requires deep hands-on experience with SONET, DWDM, ROADM/nOADM, IP/MPLS/L3, and Ethernet/optical provisioning.

A Secret clearance is mandatory and you will act as a local SME for network modernization. You will collaborate with customers and internal teams, develop test plans, translate results into deployment steps, and document configurations and testing