Brightspeed is seeking a Senior Engineer to design, implement, and maintain our core transport and IP network infrastructure. You'll provide technical leadership, ensuring reliable, scalable, and high-performance connectivity across our backbone, aggregation, and access networks.
What You'll Do
- Design and engineer core transport and IP network infrastructure, including backbone routing, aggregation layers, and optical transport systems.
- Develop and maintain detailed engineering documentation, including network diagrams, circuit designs, routing configurations, and implementation guidelines.
- Plan and provision transport and Ethernet circuits, including channel mapping and capacity allocation across the core network.
- Support deployment and integration of routers, transport systems, and optical equipment within Brightspeed central offices and network facilities.
- Collaborate with planning, OLT, and implementation teams to ensure alignment of network design, build schedules, and operational requirements.
- Perform capacity planning, traffic analysis, and redundancy planning to support network growth and maintain high service availability.
- Ensure engineering designs comply with Brightspeed standards, industry best practices, and vendor specifications.
- Provide technical guidance during installation, testing, and commissioning of network equipment and transport circuits.
- Troubleshoot complex network issues affecting transport systems, routing infrastructure, or backbone connectivity.
- Review vendor proposals and evaluate equipment suitability, network architecture, and integration requirements.
- Participate in network modernization initiatives, including router upgrades, optical transport expansion, and backbone resiliency improvements.
- Support project managers and implementation teams by tracking engineering deliverables and resolving technical issues during deployment.
- Conduct network audits and design reviews to ensure compliance, performance, and operational readiness.
- Work with internal teams including planning, operations, project management, and vendors to integrate network infrastructure into the broader Brightspeed architecture.
What We're Looking For
- Associate degree or equivalent education in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Networking, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 5+ years of experience in telecommunications network engineering, core network engineering, or transport engineering.
Nice to Have
- Experience supporting core router deployments and optical transport networks.
- Familiarity with central office infrastructure and fiber backbone architecture.
- Experience with network monitoring and alarm management systems.
- Understanding of high-availability network design, redundancy planning, and traffic engineering.
Technical Stack
- IP routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, and MPLS-based networks.
- Transport and backbone networks using optical and packet technologies.
- Layer 2 and layer 3 Ethernet networking and transport protocols.
- Cisco and Nokia routers, Ciena and Fujitsu transport devices, Calix and Adtran access equipment, fiber infrastructure, and optical modules.
- Systems and tools: SAP, IQGeo, WMS, ServiceNow, Armor, OneControl (Ciena 6500), Netsmart 1500 (Fujitsu), TNMS (Infinera), Smartsheet, and Microsoft Office.
Team & Environment
You will collaborate with planning, OLT, implementation teams, operations, project management, and vendors.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Employee assistance program.
- 401K plan with company match.
- Host of voluntary benefits.
Work Mode
This is a remote position.
Brightspeed is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion of all qualified individuals, including individuals with a disability/veterans.
