Senior Optical Transport Engineer - Long Haul DWDM Backbone

TALENT Software Services; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TALENT Software Services is seeking an Optical Transport Senior Engineer for long-haul wave solutions in Denver, CO (preferred) or Mt. Laurel, NJ. Immediate start with mandatory background checks.

You will engineer and provision high-capacity optical networks across multi-vendor platforms, ensuring end-to-end performance and service quality. Ideal candidates have 10+ years in DWDM/optical transport, strong ROADM and wavelength planning skills, and hands-on experience with Nokia and Ciena

Qualifications

• 10+ years in DWDM/optical transport engineering or provisioning.
• Deep knowledge of DWDM, ROADM, wavelength planning and spectrum management.
• Hands-on provisioning/troubleshooting across multi-vendor optical platforms.
• Ability to troubleshoot end-to-end circuits across vendor boundaries.
• Strong documentation and customer-facing delivery skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform end-to-end feasibility studies and path design for backbone wavelength services.
• Engineer optical spectrum with fixed-grid and flex-grid alignment.
• Select transponder and line-side hardware based on service needs.
• Document complete service designs including circuit routing.
• Provision end-to-end wavelength services across Nokia and Ciena platforms.
• Coordinate with operations and vendor support for handoffs and turn-up.

Skills

DWDM

ROADM architectures

Wavelength planning

Optical amplification

OSNR

Dispersion

Optical power budgets

Multi-vendor troubleshooting

End-to-end circuit troubleshooting

Tools

Nokia 1830 PSS

Nokia PSD

Nokia PSI-M

Ciena 6500

Waveserver

RLS platforms

Job description

TALENT Software Services is seeking an Optical Transport Senior Engineer for long-haul wave solutions in Denver, CO (preferred) or Mt. Laurel, NJ. Immediate start with mandatory background checks.

You will engineer and provision high-capacity optical networks across multi-vendor platforms, ensuring end-to-end performance and service quality. Ideal candidates have 10+ years in DWDM/optical transport, strong ROADM and wavelength planning skills, and hands-on experience with Nokia and Ciena