Transport Network Engineer II

Transport Network Engineer II

Asheville, NC, USA • Charleston, SC, USA • Charleston, WV, USA • Charlotte, NC, USA • Charlottesville, VA, USA • Columbia, SC, USA • Greensboro, NC, USA • Greenville, SC, USA • Lynchburg, VA, USA • Norfolk, VA, USA • Raleigh, NC, USA • Richmond, VA, USA • Roanoke, VA, USA • Waynesboro, VA 22980, USA • Wilmington, NC, USA Req #2095

Monday, September 23, 2024

Segra is searching for a dynamic and experienced Transport Network Engineer II to work in a remote capacity.

Role Overview:

This position must have knowledge of SONET ring transport designs, Knowledge of DWDM transport designs, complete design and implementation of all system components (e.g., Ciena, Cisco, & Fujitsu SONET rings, Ciena, Nokia, Adva, or Cisco DWDM (Flex and Fix Grid) backbones, and Nokia, Ciena, & Cisco Carrier Ethernet systems deployments). Create engineering projects and maintain equipment and circuit inventory. This position is part of the Engineering team.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of either network engineering, provisioning, or troubleshooting of DWDM services
• Must have an understanding of DWDM systems (passive and active ROADM architectures)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2yr Technical College Degree or equivalent preferred.
• 3 years related industry experience or a combined 5 years of education and related experience.
• Optical Network Certification is desirable.
• Knowledge of NetCracker is also desirable.
• Work with minimum supervision, work with the Network Planning team to ensure transport capacity for future network growth.
• Understanding of fiber optic principles as it relates to MMF (multi-mode fiber) and SMF (single-mode fiber) media types, understanding of SONET protection schemes for service mappings, understanding of DWDM passive and active ROADM architectures, understanding of TDM, OTN, and Ethernet protocols, experience with DS0, T1, T3, OC-x, Ethernet, & OTN BER testing, & experience in designing and implementing projects.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and effective interpersonal skills to interact successfully with customers, management and team members, and proficiency with the use of personal computers to include Microsoft Office applications.
• Must be detail oriented with good organizational and time management skills.
• Must be able to multi-task effectively and demonstrate the ability to prioritize and re-prioritize as needed in a fast-paced working environment.
• Ability to adjust work schedule to support shifts of various lengths and start/stop times based on workload, & other duties as assigned.

About Segra:

Segra is one of the largest independent fiber network companies in the Eastern United States. We have a broad and dense service footprint across the mid-Atlantic and Southeast. In addition, we are known for our future-forward infrastructure and state-of-the-art voice and data technology solutions for businesses and the public sector, as well as wholesale transport services to some of the world's largest carriers. Our network features the latest advances in IP, ethernet, and dark fiber architectures, as well as high performance data centers throughout the mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. Furthermore, our network powers technology solutions such as hosted voice, security, and cloud.

Segra has engineered our entire company operations to put our customers at the very center of everything we do. We invest in the communities of our customers by hiring locally and continually upgrading our network infrastructure. Segra has over 900 employees in 90 facilities, including 14 sales offices in 44 markets. We exist purely to help businesses within our footprint be successful.

Benefits Overview:

Segra offers a very robust benefits package to our full-time employees, some of which include:

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) match
• Tuition and gym reimbursements
• Vacation/PTO, paid holidays, floating holidays
• Volunteer days, parental leave

Our Commitment to Equality:

Segra is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination of any kind. Segra does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Other details

• Job Family Engineering
• Pay Type Salary