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Optical Engineer

3 months ago

Columbus, Ohio, United States The Ohio State University Full time
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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,

Position Type:
Regular

Scheduled Hours:
40

Shift:
First Shift

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