Transport Engineer

MedStar Health; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Transport Engineer in Richardson, TX, to join their Systems and Maintenance Engineering team. You will be responsible for lab setups, troubleshooting, and maintaining resources to support telecommunications' next-gen networks. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge in optical transport systems and excellent collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Experience with SONET/DWDM/ROADM/OTN/MPLS and other transport methods.
• Knowledge of IP core and transport networks, including BGP, OSPF.
• Experience with best practices for equipment install and network integration.

Responsibilities

• Implement lab test bed setups based on requirements.
• Manage and troubleshoot lab resources and test bed issues.
• Provide hands-on equipment support including installation and maintenance.

Skills

Troubleshooting network issues

Collaboration skills

Written and verbal communication skills

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.



Job Title: Transport Engineer



Location(s): Richardson, TX





Description:

• As a member of the Systems and Maintenance Engineering (S&ME) Intelligent Edge Network Lab Governance Team, you'll be responsible for creating and executing support strategies for S&ME Lab resources.

Primary responsibilities will include:

• Implement lab test bed setup based on requirements from IT, Planning, and Maintenance Engineering teams


• Insuring lab test bed setup is complete prior to test or development efforts


• Scheduling and managing availability of lab resources


• Support and triage for test bed issues, including vendor engagement/escalation


• Maintenance of lab resources to insure production-like availability


• Management of test bed inventories


• Hands-on equipment support (equipment installation, fiber maintenance, card add/pulls)

What we're looking for...

• You will have knowledge and skills creating, managing, and troubleshooting optical transport layer 1-3 networks and willingness to collaborate across multiple teams in order to create and maintain a robust environment to support the dynamic demands of test and development efforts supporting Telecommunication's next-gen networks.

You'll need to have:

• Experience with SONET/DWDM/ROADM/OTN/MPLS/Pseudo wire and other transport methods


• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting/resolving network issues across Layer 1- 3 transport platforms


• Technical knowledge of IP core and transport networks and associated encapsulation and protocols such as BGP, OSPF, L2 Tunneling, pseudo wire, IS-IS, BFD


• Knowledge of Telecommunications/Service Provider architecture and design


• Excellent collaboration skills and strong written and verbal communication skills


• Experience with best practices for equipment install, activation, turn-up, and network integration

Even better if you have:

• Carrier Ethernet / MEF Certifications


• Experience working with Cisco or Ciena optical transport systems (photonic switches, Cisco Company platforms, Ciena 6500 platforms.


• Experience with lab operational procedures/practices


• Scripting experience (Python, Perl, JavaScript, Shell, etc.)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.