Austin, TX, US
3 days ago
Senior Optical Transport Engineer
Welcome page Returning Candidate? Log in Senior Optical Transport Engineer Job Locations US-AZ-Phoenix | US-TX-Austin | US-TX-Southlake | US-CO-Lone Tree Requisition ID 2025-107374 Posted Date 4 hours ago(1/30/2025 4:24 PM) Category Technology Salary Range USD $140,000.00 - $165,000.00 / Year Application deadline 2/7/2025 Position Type Full time Your Opportunity

At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together.

 

This is a Senior Optical Transport Engineer role on our Data Center and Edge Networks team - we provide a global, superior data network infrastructure for Charles Schwab & Co. The Senior Optical Transport Engineer will work closely with other engineers, service providers, application owners & internal network operations to provide support in the data center and edge network environments.

 

What You are good at

Partnering with internal and external business groups to develop technical solutions to meet business objectives.Designing and implementing complex network environments.Define, documenting, and enforcing network standards.Leading network design and architecture review of global projects.Communicating difficult concepts and managing span of influence.Optimizing network performance. What you have

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and/or 10+ years of network engineering experience.CCNP/CCIE certification preferred.Experience in managing optical transport platforms Cisco ONS/NCS and Ciena 6500/8700.Experience in configuration and management of Cisco and Arista routing and switching platforms.Strong knowledge of routing protocols BGP and OSPF.Strong knowledge of OTDR/OSA and optical test and diagnostic equipment.Strong knowledge of service provider telecommunications infrastructure design.Experience in design, implementation and troubleshooting of optical carrier technology including SONET/CWDM/DWDM.Experience in evaluating carrier maps and KMZs.ISP and/or carrier backbone engineering experience/knowledge.Knowledge of Cisco EPNM.Strong knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Physical Media (Multimode Fiber, Single mode Fiber, UTP, etc.), bridging, switching, routing, Ethernet and transport technologies and protocols.Advanced knowledge in network design, network architecture, protocols, and network topology. TCP/IP and the OSI model.Experience creating network diagrams using Microsoft Visio.Excellent ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.Requires excellent problem solving and analytic skills to effectively address the needs of customers, including experience handling problem escalations and notifications.Must possess strong communication skills (oral and written) and technical understanding to take complex technical concepts and present them to a range of technical and non-technical audiences.Ability to gather requirements, analyze alternatives, provide cost analysis, test options, configure devices and recommend, document, and communicate highly technical solutions.Experience working in a large enterprise environment with a keen focus around security, availability, resiliency, and performance.Experience building, implementing, and troubleshooting complex LAN and WAN architectures.Knowledge of wide-area network architecture and design conceptsHands-on experience designing, building, testing, and deploying large-scale network solutions.Self-motivated, solutions oriented, and pro-active.Experience in the Financial Services industry is a plus.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

Programming / Scripting background with knowledge of Python, REST API and Ansible.Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum, experience adopting or leading continuous integration and continuous delivery concepts and frameworks. Options Apply for this jobApplyShareRefer a friendRefer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Why work for us?

Own Your Tomorrow embodies everything we do! We are committed to helping our employees ignite their potential and achieve their dreams. Our employees get to play a central role in reinventing a multi-trillion-dollar industry, creating a better, more modern way to build and manage wealth.

 

Benefits: A competitive and flexible package designed to empower you for today and tomorrow. We offer a competitive and flexible package designed to help you make the most of your life at work and at home—today and in the future.   Application FAQs

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