Telecom Engineer II

Strategic Staffing Solutions; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Duke Energy Corporation in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Telecom Engineer to design, map, build, and document private circuits across regional areas. Initial focus will be on Carolinas work, with collaboration to design and implement leased circuits.

The role requires hands-on experience with carrier optical equipment (Ciena 39xx, IMUX) and Cisco gear, plus strong written and verbal communication skills. Hybrid work: minimum 3 days in office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent telecom experience.
• 5+ years of direct telecom engineering experience with carrier optical engineering/provisioning.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, map, build, and label private circuits across regional areas.
• Develop support processes to enable first/second-level teams and provide third-level support as needed.
• Document and label equipment with circuit IDs; write instructions for Field Services and NOC testing.

Skills

MS Office

Ciena 39xx

MCP Navigator

SEL ICON

Cisco routers

Opengear

NetGuardian

Cambium/Nokia microwave

Ups & DC plant systems

Agile

Jira

ServiceNow

Visio

AI prompts familiarity

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Associate Degree in Engineering Technology

Tools

Cisco routers & switches

Opengear

NetGuardian

CAMBIUM/Nokia microwave

IMUX carrier optical equipment

CAST Pro

AI tools prompts

Visio

Job description

Client: Duke Energy Corporation

Location: Charlotte, NC

No Corp to Corp.

Description:

Must have skillsets: Basic Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio. Direct hands-on experience with Ciena 39xx, 6500, MCP/Navigator, SEL ICON,

This position supports ongoing and emerging work across the enterprise network. The work involves designing, testing, and implementing new circuits on the Duke Energy network. This position is primarily responsible for the design, mapping, build, and documentation of circuits on Duke Energy s private network. Experience with microwave, radio, transport, and grid communication networks, including the build-out and documentation of these networks, is desired. Knowledge of power systems is a plus. In addition to circuit design and implementation, this position will provide third-level support as needed. While most work is expected to occur during normal business hours, some cutover and support activities will be required outside normal business hours.

Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will develop telecommunications solutions to address Duke Energy business needs, including the planning, design, implementation, testing, and documentation of communication systems and network components.
• This candidate will also develop support processes to better enable first- and second-level support teams to handle support issues, while providing advanced third-level support as needed.
• The position s primary responsibilities will include the following: Design, map, build, and label private circuits across various regional areas.
• Initial focus will be primarily on Carolinas work.
• Work closely with the Carrier Services team on the design and implementation of leased circuits.
• Complete all documentation and label equipment with circuit IDs as needed to reserve bandwidth for each circuit. When required, write clear and detailed instructions for Field Services and the Network Operations Center (NOC) for testing, turn‑up, and cross-connects on private circuits.

Required Qualifications: Graduate from a college or university with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Network Engineering, Engineering Technology (or equivalent); or 5 years of related telecom engineering experience and an Associate Degree in Engineering Technology (or equivalent); or 10 years of direct telecom experience with carrier optical engineering and/or provisioning. Minimum of 5 years of direct experience with carrier optical engineering, network engineering and/or provisioning. Strong written and oral communication skills.

Desired Qualifications: Ability to work independently with little direct supervision. Ability to work well within a team, either as a lead or peer member. Effective interpersonal relationship skills. Effective verbal and written communication skills. Basic Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio. Direct hands-on experience with Ciena 39xx, 6500, MCP/Navigator, SEL ICON, and IMUX carrier optical equipment. Direct hands-on experience with Cisco routers and switches, Opengear and NetGuardian management/monitoring devices, and Cambium/Nokia microwave devices. Direct hands-on experience with telecom UPS and DC plant systems, including Eltek, Vertiv, Powerware, and Delta. Fundamental knowledge of Agile methodology, Kanban, and Jira. Experience with ServiceNow tools and processes. Experience with corporate documentation systems such as CAST ProFamiliarity with AI-powered tools, including the ability to develop, refine, and apply prompts to produce high-quality results.

Environment: Reports directly to the Senior Telecom IT Manager. Hybrid work classification: minimum 3 days per week in office.

Location: Charlotte, NC; other locations may be available.