NBCUniversal

Senior Optical Transport Network Engineer

NBCUniversal

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: EnglewoodColoradoNew JerseyUnited States

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Salary

💰 $109,311 - $163,967 per year

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About the role

  • Design and engineer new backbone transport services
  • Lead deployment and turn-up of new optical services and capacity augmentations
  • Validate designs through lab testing and pre-production validation
  • Coordinate with architecture, routing, and field teams
  • Ensure new deployments align with security, operational, and performance standards
  • Proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, and network health management
  • Firmware and software lifecycle management
  • End-to-end circuit validation
  • In-service maintenance coordination
  • Capacity planning and growth modeling
  • Design documentation (HIF, NBT, EDP, BOM)
  • Lab validation of new platforms and software
  • Lit circuit design, quoting, and ordering
  • Fiber cross-connect ordering

Requirements

  • 7–10 years of experience in Field Service Engineering or Optical Transport Engineering supporting DWDM deployments
  • Ciena 6500 (Photonic, OTN, Ethernet) RLS platforms
  • Nokia PSS1830 / NFMT
  • TCP/IP networking fundamentals
  • Experience supporting large-scale backbone networks
  • Python scripting and automation (nice to have)
  • API integration and development experience (nice to have)
Benefits
  • Medical & Dental
  • 401(k) Savings Plan
  • Generous paid time off
  • Life Milestones - from adoption assistance, childcare resources, pet insurance, and more, Comcast supports you at all life stages.
  • Courtesy Services - free digital TV and internet for full-time employees in serviceable areas.
  • Discount tickets for Universal Resorts, including theme park tickets and onsite hotel rooms.
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Hard Skills & Tools
optical servicescapacity planningnetwork health managementfirmware managementsoftware lifecycle managementcircuit validationlab testingPython scriptingAPI integrationDWDM deployments
Soft Skills
leadershipcoordinationtroubleshootingproactive monitoringcommunication