Deployment Engineer - Telecommunications (Federal)

Work from Home, US (CONUS), DC, Maryland, Virginia preferred

Active Secret Clearance required (Top Secret preferred)

@Orchard LLC has been retained by one of the most important technology companies you’ve never heard of. They are responsible for the underlying networks supporting many of the innovations that wow us (driverless cars), and those we now take for granted (the ability to mobile-stream your favorite show), as well as critical infrastructure that keeps us safe and serves critical missions. For more than 25 years, our client has been the global leader in networking strategy, and their technology has been part of the critical infrastructure running within the most advanced companies and government institutions in the world.

Job Description

This position is a highly technical role, providing post-sales support for customer-specific networks. The Deployment Engineer will be required to develop and maintain expertise on the products deployed within the customers’ network and related platform certification processes.  This is a full-time position requiring strong knowledge and experience with Network Architecture and Transport Protocols. Must be willing to travel to client locations across the US, and possible overseas on occaision.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must have experience working with US Government/Federal agencies/customers.
• Secret security clearance or above is required or the ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the provisioning, testing, and network integration of Ciena Deployment projects.
• Responsible for the administration of deployment project documentation, including daily status reports, project closing documents, and engineering document updates.
• Responsible for the collection and submission of network test records.
• Perform provisioning and troubleshooting activities, and green-field network software upgrades.
• Performance of installation and workmanship quality assessments.

Experience

• Functional knowledge of Ciena products, with hands-on knowledge of one or more major Ciena product lines, such as Ciena 6500, Waveserver and CESD. 
• Knowledge of layer 0 photonics, Layer 1 OTN, and layer 2/3 packet.
• The ability to perform provisioning and troubleshooting activities, as well as network software upgrades.
• The ability to diagnose, troubleshoot and debug system-level issues, to perform during live traffic maintenance window activities, and to provide mentoring and instruction to trainees and peers.
• Proven ability to lead and direct others during deployment activities.
• The ability to interpret project engineering documentation and test plans.
• Be willing to travel as necessary to support clients and to possess a valid US driver’s license. 

Education

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science or related field/discipline or equivalent work experience.

Established in 2010, @Orchard LLC, also known as, Talent Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI.  Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.atOrchard.com.