Senior Optical Transport Engineer: Backbone Wavelengths

Capgemini Engineering; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini Engineering in the United States is seeking a Senior Engineer, Long Haul Wave to own end-to-end backbone wavelength services from design to customer handoff, across multiple optical platforms.

This onsite role requires 10+ years in DWDM/optical transport, hands-on provisioning, multi-vendor experience (Nokia, Ciena), and strong documentation and communication with customers and field teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience engineering, provisioning, or supporting DWDM and optical transport networks in a carrier or large-scale environment.
• Strong understanding of optical transport technologies, including DWDM, ROADM architectures, wavelength planning, amplification, OSNR and power budgets.
• Hands-on provisioning and troubleshooting on major vendor platforms across multiple vendors.
• Ability to troubleshoot end-to-end circuits across network segments in multi-vendor environments.
• Strong documentation skills and ability to work with customers, operations, field personnel, and vendor support.
• Direct experience with Nokia 1830 PSS, PSD, PSI-M and related platforms; direct experience with Ciena 6500, Waveserver, and RLS.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer end-to-end backbone wavelength services, including feasibility studies, route selection, and spectrum planning.
• Perform wavelength assignment, spectrum optimization, and selection of transponders and line hardware.
• Provision and turn up wavelength services across multi-vendor networks (Nokia, Ciena).
• Configure and maintain optical network services across vendor boundaries and technologies.
• Validate optical performance through testing and service handoff.
• Troubleshoot complex network and service-layer issues across multiple domains.
• Collaborate with NOC, field ops, engineering teams, and vendor support to resolve issues.
• Maintain accurate circuit records, implementation details, and as-built documentation.
• Ensure compliance with procedures and customer acceptance criteria throughout delivery.
• Identify automation opportunities to improve provisioning workflows.

Skills

DWDM

ROADM architectures

Backbone design

Wavelength planning

OSNR management

Vendor support

Network troubleshooting

Documentation

Customer communication

Nokia 1830 PSS

Ciena 6500

Tools

Nokia 1830 PSS

Waveserver

RLS

Ciena 6500

Job description

Capgemini Engineering in the United States is seeking a Senior Engineer, Long Haul Wave to own end-to-end backbone wavelength services from design to customer handoff, across multiple optical platforms.

This onsite role requires 10+ years in DWDM/optical transport, hands-on provisioning, multi-vendor experience (Nokia, Ciena), and strong documentation and communication with customers and field teams.