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Crown Castle

Network Engineer- Optical

Crown Castle, Pompano Beach, Florida, us, 33072

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Crown Castle Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. For more than three decades, Crown Castle has led the way in shared communications infrastructure, delivering profitable solutions by connecting communities, businesses, and people, and enabling each to thrive with reliable access to voice and data in more places, faster than ever before. When you join Crown Castle, you become part of a dynamic team of passionate and collaborative professionals engaging in complex challenges and contributing to projects that shape the future of life and work. About The Role The Optical Network Engineer will perform a broad range of implementation and technical project management duties on a team of engineers active in both sustaining and growing the Crown Castle Fiber Network. The Network Engineer will be well versed in Optical architectural disciplines. He/she will work as a member of a team to complete major initiatives that are network and/or customer facing.

What You Will Do

Build and Grow the Network: Design and execute backbone network growth. Reconfigure, optimize, and upgrade the network through projects that include commissioning of hardware.

Maintain the network: Diagnose and troubleshoot complex issues, support field teams, and interact with equipment vendors. Resolve potential network issues before they impact operations. Manage network capacity.

Project Support: Support complex projects as a member of a project team and act as a technical resource responsible for accomplishing the engineering tasks associated with these projects. Act as the technical lead and project manager for smaller scale projects, responsible for completion of all related work on time and within budget.

Improve Efficiency: Develop automation tools in a multi-engineer environment to align with the organization’s needs.

Documentation: Document processes and workflows for knowledge sharing and troubleshooting, create standardized procedures, and document network changes and growth.

Understanding emerging technologies: Stay up to date with the latest advancements in networking and automation technologies to keep the network and tools at the forefront.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience required

Experience Qualifications

3+ years experience with design and implementation with ROADM / DWDM / CWDM technologies

Experience with DWDM and ROADM platforms from multiple vendors (Ciena, Cisco, Nokia)

Understanding of OTN, SONET, SDH, TDM, DWDM and CWDM protocols and standards

Knowledge of Ethernet standards and familiarity with MEF standards

Scripting and automation using Python, XML, YANG/NETCONF, Ansible, YAML, GitHub/Gitlab

Experienced with TCP/IP, SNMP, Telnet, SSH, and other networking protocols

Licenses and Certifications

Ciena OC-A or OC-P certifications preferred

Where You Will Work Hybrid: 2-days work from home (Monday and Friday) and 3-days in the office (Tuesday through Thursday). May require some travel. This position may require working irregular hours including weekends and holidays.

Your Company Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare plans with company-submitted premiums and HSA contributions

Market-leading 401(k) plan with company contributions

New-child leave and extended paid medical leave for birth/adoption

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year

Crown Castle scholarship program for eligible dependents

Matching charitable contributions up to $1,000 per year

Generous paid time off and holidays

Office perks such as beverages and snacks

Compensation The salary range offered for this position is $97,400 - $133,900 annually. A candidate's offer is determined by experience, role-related knowledge and skills, education or training, internal alignment, and work location. The package may include incentive compensation and equity, where applicable.

Additional Information Pursuant to the Los Angeles County and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment. This position will remain posted until filled.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Telecommunications and Wireless Services

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