Job Description
Optical Network Test Engineer
Ft. Meade, MD
Pay From: $135,000 per year
MUST:
Experienced Optical Network Test Engineer
Must have active secret clearance
5 + years of Optical engineering experience configuring, testing, designing, implementing, or troubleshooting telecommunication networks.
Strong written and verbal communication skills are required to collaborate test plans and reports with Government and equipment vendors.
Able to work with strict deadlines.
Knowledge and experience with Microsoft office suite to include Word, Excel, and Visio technical drawing program.
Ability to work along with no or little assistance to complete equipment testing.
Ability to work in a group to achieve the common goal to resolve complex network issues.
Extensive knowledge of Dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) technologies.
Experience with SONET, DWDM, Time-division multiplexing (TDM) and Ethernet technologies.
Security+ certification or equivalent
Bachelors preferred
DUTIES:
Analyze new/old optical transport equipment functionality and interoperability amongst various transport networks (Optical Transport Networks (OTN), Synchronous Optical Network (SONET), Ethernet) and cryptographic equipment.
Operate various Bit Error Rate Test (BERT) test equipment in support of equipment testing.
Develop test cases, test reports and implementation plans based on equipment testing.
Perform interoperability testing between different vendors OTN equipment.
Perform interoperability testing between edge devices and OTN equipment.
Determine and provide Recommendations with supporting documentation for new equipment to be deployed not deployed in the operational network. Brief the group leads on project status.
Tier III Support:
Work with DISA Tier II optical engineers to identify, track, and develop solutions to complex network problems.
Mock-up equipment problems in the Test Lab to reproduce the problem and work toward a solution.
Engineering support:
Analyze new Optical transport equipment. Determine/identify functional capabilities of new equipment.
Provide SME support in identifying equipment capabilities
Quadrant is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability. Healthcare benefits are offered to all eligible employees according to compliance mandated by the Affordable Care Act .
Ft. Meade, MD
Pay From: $135,000 per year
MUST:
Experienced Optical Network Test Engineer
Must have active secret clearance
5 + years of Optical engineering experience configuring, testing, designing, implementing, or troubleshooting telecommunication networks.
Strong written and verbal communication skills are required to collaborate test plans and reports with Government and equipment vendors.
Able to work with strict deadlines.
Knowledge and experience with Microsoft office suite to include Word, Excel, and Visio technical drawing program.
Ability to work along with no or little assistance to complete equipment testing.
Ability to work in a group to achieve the common goal to resolve complex network issues.
Extensive knowledge of Dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) technologies.
Experience with SONET, DWDM, Time-division multiplexing (TDM) and Ethernet technologies.
Security+ certification or equivalent
Bachelors preferred
DUTIES:
Analyze new/old optical transport equipment functionality and interoperability amongst various transport networks (Optical Transport Networks (OTN), Synchronous Optical Network (SONET), Ethernet) and cryptographic equipment.
Operate various Bit Error Rate Test (BERT) test equipment in support of equipment testing.
Develop test cases, test reports and implementation plans based on equipment testing.
Perform interoperability testing between different vendors OTN equipment.
Perform interoperability testing between edge devices and OTN equipment.
Determine and provide Recommendations with supporting documentation for new equipment to be deployed not deployed in the operational network. Brief the group leads on project status.
Tier III Support:
Work with DISA Tier II optical engineers to identify, track, and develop solutions to complex network problems.
Mock-up equipment problems in the Test Lab to reproduce the problem and work toward a solution.
Engineering support:
Analyze new Optical transport equipment. Determine/identify functional capabilities of new equipment.
Provide SME support in identifying equipment capabilities
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Ft. Meade, MD |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 2017 |
| Website | http://www.quadrantinc.com/ |
About Company
Quadrant is a full-life cycle staff augmentation agency providing a proven "rapid fire" approach in responding to the needs of our clients. Quadrant offers a comprehensive suite of staffing solutions for organizations in the Healthcare, Medical, Dental, Information Technology, HR and Government contract sectors.
Our clients have come to include some of the largest and most recognized brand named companies in the Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD metropolitan regions. Quadrant is a DOD TOP Secret cleared facility and holds a Maryland Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Virginia SWaM certification. Quadrant's clients are rapidly hiring a mix of healthcare, medical, dental, information technology, recruiting and HR professionals.
Quadrant is recognized as the largest Healthcare Staffing agency in the Washington DC area. We support every major healthcare system and thousands of area healthcare practices. Our healthcare division focuses on all clinical and nonclinical staff with the exception of physicians. Our database boasts hundreds of thousands of local screened healthcare professionals; the largest in the area. Our resources enable us to respond to our clients requests quickly, generally within 24 hours of request on mainstream orders.
Our Information Technology clients support a broad mix of commercial and federal government agencies. Our clients include government contractors who support projects with federal agencies such as U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institutes of Health(NIH), U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, FDA, FBI, USPTO, DHS, DHHS, DOD, DOJ, DOE, DISA, and USPS. In addition to our federal portfolio, Quadrant also supports a range of commercial clients focusing in software, telecom, mobile, web and healthcare development.
Whether you are a job seeker or a company with open positions to fill we will bridge the talent gap. Contact any of our seasoned professional recruiters or account managers and we will walk you through our proven staffing methodology. We offer a consultative approach to both potential employee and employer. We seek the right match, at the right time, every time.
Skills
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Bit Error Rate (BER)unmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing)unmatched
- Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)unmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Engineeringunmatched
- Ethernetunmatched
- Government Reportingunmatched
- Health Planunmatched
- Interoperability Testingunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Microsoft Visiounmatched
- Microsoft Wordunmatched
- Mock Upunmatched
- Network Administration/Managementunmatched
- Network Testingunmatched
- Optical Engineeringunmatched
- Optical Networkingunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- SONETunmatched
- Secret Clearanceunmatched
- TDM (Time Division Multiplexing)unmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Technical Drawingunmatched
- Telecommunicationsunmatched
- Test Caseunmatched
- Test Designunmatched
- Test Equipmentunmatched
- Test Labunmatched
- Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
- Testingunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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