Optical Network Engineer
Leesburg, VA
Full-time
Onsite
1 month ago
About the role
Responsibilities/Duties/Tasks
Optical testing:
Tier III Support
Engineering Support
Required Experience/Qualifications
Optical testing:
- Analyze new/old optical transport equipment functionality and interoperability amongst various transport networks (Optical Transport Networks (OTN), Synchronous Optical Network (SONET), Ethernet) and cryptographic equipment.
- Operate various Bit Error Rate Test (BERT) test equipment in support of equipment testing.
- Develop test cases, test reports and implementation plans based on equipment testing.
- Perform interoperability testing between different vendors OTN equipment.
- Perform interoperability testing between edge devices and OTN equipment.
- Determine and provide Recommendations with supporting documentation for new equipment to be deployed /not deployed in the operational network.
- Brief the group leads on project status.
Tier III Support
- Work with DISA Tier II optical engineers to identify, track, and develop solutions to complex network problems.
- Mock-up equipment problems in the Test Lab to reproduce the problem and work toward a solution.
Engineering Support
- Analyze new Optical transport equipment.
- Determine/identify functional capabilities of new equipment.
- Provide SME support in identifying equipment capabilities.
Required Experience/Qualifications
- Bachelors degree is preferred
- Security+ certification or equivalent 8570 IAT II certification.(Should be able to obtain within 3 months from joining)
- 5 + years of Optical systems engineering experience configuring, testing, designing, implementing, or troubleshooting telecommunication networks.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills are required to collaborate test plans and reports with Government and equipment vendors.
- Able to work with strict deadlines.
- Knowledge and experience with Microsoft office suite to include Word, Excel, and Visio technical drawing program.
- Ability to work along with no or little assistance to complete equipment testing.
- Ability to work in a group to achieve the common goal to resolve complex network issues.
- Extensive knowledge of Dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) technologies.
- Experience with SONET, DWDM, Time-division multiplexing (TDM) and Ethernet technologies.
Skills
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