Lead Infrastructure Engineer, Optical Network

JPMorgan Chase

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WA
Posted: 79 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a global financial services firm and one of the largest banks in the world, offering investment banking, commercial banking, asset management, and consumer financial services.

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TL;DR · Lead Infrastructure Engineer, Optical Network

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As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer- Optical Network within the Network Connectivity Services team, you will play a vital role in delivering infrastructure and performance excellence. You will drive the optical transport network workstream by designing, deploying, operating, and configuring services including DWDM, ROADM, 400G OTN, and coherent optics. Your daily responsibilities involve managing project lifecycles from installation to decommissioning, performing capacity planning, and providing L3/L4 escalation support during production incidents. You will utilize enterprise-authorized AI capabilities to accelerate analysis and automation routines while ensuring all actions remain traceable and secure. Technical requirements include expertise in Ciena 6500, OTDR, BERT, and Python for automation. You must possess deep knowledge of fiber infrastructure, wavelength planning, and optical test methods to solve complex problems within the core optical transport and connectivity domain.

Skills

Optical Transport DWDM ROADM OTN Ciena 6500 Python Fiber Infrastructure Circuit Design Capacity Planning OTDR BERT Layer 1 Layer 3 CCNA Routing Switching

What you'll do

Design, deploy, operate, and configure optical transport services including DWDM, ROADM, and 400G OTN.
Monitor and troubleshoot network performance by analyzing alarms and performance metrics.
Coordinate project lifecycles including installations, turn-ups, migrations, and decommissions.
Provide L3/L4 escalation support and participate in an on-call rotation for production incidents.
Lead major-incident root cause analyses (RCAs) and implement preventative actions.
Manage platform lifecycle activities including hardware/software upgrades and capacity planning.
Utilize enterprise AI tools to accelerate infrastructure analysis, design documentation, and automation routines.
Maintain technical runbooks, knowledge base articles, and test acceptance procedures.

What we're looking for

Formal training or certification in infrastructure engineering concepts.
5+ years of applied experience in infrastructure engineering.
Experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities to support infrastructure workflows and documentation.
Deep knowledge of optical transport technologies including ROADM, ILA, coherent optics, Waveservers, Ciena 6500, and OTN.
Knowledge of fiber characteristics, DWDM, and optical test/turn-up methods like OTDR and BERT.
Proven ability to lead network infrastructure projects from end-to-end including acceptance testing and handoff.
Automation experience using Python and working with APIs or data formats.
CCNA or equivalent certification with knowledge of routing and switching fundamentals.

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