Full Time Network Provisioning Engineer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Your Job
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Network Engineer to join our Network Operations team. In this role, you will be responsible for the deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, maintenance, and optimization of high-capacity optical transport networks. You'll play a critical part in ensuring network reliability, scalability, and performance for our customers and internal systems. As a member of this team, you will have an abundance of opportunities to be involved in projects related to planning, implementation, deployment, monitoring & network operations of various optical, backbone and edge networks. The ideal candidate is an engineer who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and constantly evolving network. A fast learner, proactive, and highly motivated engineer, with a proven record of implementing novel solutions and workarounds to solve unique challenges.
Our Team
Molex possesses a rich heritage in the optical industry. We provide the highest performing and field-proven optical solutions, from components and modules to integrated line-cards. We provide cutting edge wavelength management and amplifier technologies. Our comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software integration capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks.
What You Will Do

• Support build activities including design, configuration, deployment and migration in large-scale optical networks that spans long-haul terrestrial & regional metros. Interconnecting Data Centers and Point of Presence (POP) sites across the globe.
• Plan, schedule and perform complex optical and backbone network deployments and migrations. Perform network maintenance, upgrades, and provisioning of new circuits or services
• Work closely with NOC, field technicians, vendors, and engineering teams to resolve faults and perform root cause analysis. Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to optical transport equipment and network connectivity.
• Maintain standards for all builds and design packages for metro, regional and long-haul DWDM systems.
• Maintain and update network documentation, including fiber routes, equipment inventory, and change logs.
• Participate in on-call rotation and respond to network emergencies after hours
• Generate implementation plans and provide technical leadership and guidance during deployment activities
• Review and maintain acceptance documents provided by vendors and subcontractors deploying equipment on our network
• Provide technical expertise to network provisioning engineers for troubleshooting out-of-service or faulty circuits
• Proactively contributes to documentation, automation and processes as they evolve
• Support multiple stakeholder organizations by understanding, anticipating, and influencing business outcomes.
• Exhibit proactive communication and think with a product and customer mindset
• Leverage a data driven approach to influence business and network health metrics
• Generate and analyze network performance reports; proactively identify areas for improvement
• Travel required as needed basis (maybe up to 50%)

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field of discipline.
• At least 5 years' experience with Live network deployment, migration and operations
• Demonstrated hands-on experience deploying and migrating optical networks
• Experience with optical network design, installation and maintenance for service providers or enterprise networks
• Experience with optical transport systems and troubleshooting.
• Experience with optical fiber types, fiber characterization, OTDR
• Experience with optical technologies: DWDM, CWDM, ROADM, OTN, SONET/SDH, and Ethernet over fiber.
• Experience with individual components of optical networks such as Transponders, Mux/Demux, WSS, EDFA, RAMAN, OSC, OTDR.
• Experience with field-based work in POPs, carrier hotels, data centers and Central Office environments
• Experience with optical test equipment and optical troubleshooting experience using OTDR, OSA, BERT and optical power meters
• Proficiency with network management tools (e.g., Ciena OneControl, Infinera DNA, Nokia NFM-T).
• Experience with data center network design.
• Experience with automation/scripting (Python, Ansible) in a networking environment. Experience in creating, troubleshooting and analyzing network code

What Will Put You Ahead

• Master's degree in engineering discipline.

For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000 - $180,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
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Hiring Philosophy
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Who We Are
As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.
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Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
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