Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering or Telecom Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
3 years of experience in Dense Wave-Division Multiplexing (DWDM) or Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/Internet Protocol address (IP) or system design operations methodology.
Experience working with field operation technicians, engineers, contractors or vendors in a telecommunications environment.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience in one or more of the following disciplines such as layer 1 optical transmissions systems, layer 3 routing TCP/IP, wireless networking, network design or operations.
Understanding of optical design trade offs and TL1/CLI automation.
Proficiency in NPI and writing test plan documents in a lab or staging environment.
Proficiency in creating long-haul optical designs using vendor design tools, applying technical judgement to a given optical design, translating to bits on the wire.