Optical Engineer

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Job Title:
Optical Engineer

Department:
OHTECH | OARnet Engineering Team

The Optical Engineer collaborates with OARnet staff on all aspects of maintaining and delivering services across the state’s 5,500-mile fiber-optic network backbone to support the connectivity relied upon every day by Ohio’s higher education, K-12 education, state and local government, public broadcasting, health care and research communities.

Responsibilities of the Optical Engineer include:

• Provides consultation to OARnet member schools, affiliates and partners with optical transport technology design and configuration.

• Responsible for designing and maintaining the network topology.

• Provides oversight and recommendations to improve or establish more cost-effective services.

• Responsible for creating and maintaining accurate records for installation and configuration of client equipment; responsible for overseeing OARnet client and third-party installations; ensures integrity, documentation and inventory of site and hub equipment designs and configurations.

• Responds to escalated network problems.

• Must be accessible via phone when not in the office and have internet access to perform certain work duties remotely.

• Occasional travel within Ohio and occasional off-hours work required. The engineer also will be on call 24 hours per day on a rotating basis.

• Other duties as assigned.

OARnet , along with the Ohio Supercomputer Center  and OhioLINK , is part of the Ohio Technology Consortium (OH-TECH) , the technology and information division of the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) . OH-TECH provides high-tech solutions for Ohio’s higher education institutions to catalyze innovation in the modern knowledge economy. OH-TECH is a welcoming and inclusive environment.

Because The Ohio State University serves as OH-TECH’s fiscal and legal agent, OH-TECH staff enjoy the same benefits as other Ohio State employees , including participation in the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS), the Ohio State Health Plan, employee wellness and work-life balance programs, educational benefits, discount programs and more. 

Required Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer and information science or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Four years of experience supporting a network service provider infrastructure.

• End-to-end expertise in optical transport technologies including 10Gbps and 100Gbps DWDM transport.

• Experience configuring and testing optical transport products.

• Operate and interpret results of fiber characterization to include OTDR traces, dispersion and attenuation profile.

• Valid driver’s license.

Desired Education/Experience:

• Working knowledge of Cisco NCS2K platform, WSON, SSON.

• Working knowledge of Cisco Transport Planner (CTP).

• Two years of experience supporting and implementing optical networks.

Additional Information:

Function: Information Technology

Subfunction: Network Services

Career Band: Individual Contributor - Specialized

Career Level: S3

Location:
Kinnear Rd, 1224 (0374)

Position Type:
Regular

Scheduled Hours:
40

Shift:
First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check.  A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

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