Optical Network Engineer

I am currently looking to hire 8 Network Optical Engineers for a large telecommunications company we are partnered with based in Denver, Colorado. All levels of Network Engineers are welcome to apply! Ideally you will have at least 1 year of network engineering experience with a focus in optical engineering. If the job description below looks like a good fit, please apply right away! Looking to schedule interviews asap and have the team start by June 3rd!

Network Optical Engineers x8 openings

Fully remote, must support MST business hours

Up to $45 an hour

One & Done Interviews via Video

Contract through 12/31/2024, Extensions highly likely

All levels of Network Engineering welcome!

Required Skills and Experience

- 1-2+ years network engineering experience

- Network provisioning and testing

- Excellent communication and organizational skills

- Ability to work independently in a remote environment during MST business hours

- Optical transport experience is highly desirable - SONET, ROADM, DWDM, Ciena, etc.

- Cisco certification - CCNP, CCNA

- Cisco Optical technology training

Nice to Have Skills and Experience

- BGP, OSPF, MPLS, EIGRP, and/or ISIS

Job Description

Our client is a Fortune 100 telecommunications company, and their Core Backbone Operations organization is looking for junior to mid-level network engineers to support testing and provisioning of their optical systems in support of their enterprise networking initiatives.

On a day-to-day basis, candidates will:

- Work normal business hours (MST) provisioning and testing optical waves.

- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Fiber (Multimode, Single mode, UTP, etc.), Bridging, Switching, Routing, Ethernet and Transport technologies and protocols.

- Apply in-depth knowledge in network design, network architecture, protocols and network topology.

- Use Jira ticketing, Visio, and other software tools to support the current operations.

- Support basic network devices and basic network appliances.