Capgemini

Capgemini

Global consulting, technology services, outsourcing

Senior Optical Transport Engineer - Long Haul Wave

Full-TimeUpdated on 9/19/2026
$73.2k - $174k/yr

+ Variable incentives + Bonus + Commission

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Chicago, IL, USA+2 more

More locations: Bridgewater, NJ, USA | Irving, TX, USA

In Person

This is an onsite role in either Mount Laurel, New Jersey, or Denver, Colorado; the ATS locations also list Irving, Chicago, and Bridgewater.

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 10 years of hands-on experience engineering, provisioning, or supporting DWDM and optical transport networks in a carrier or large-scale service provider environment.
  • Strong understanding of optical transport technologies, including DWDM, ROADM architectures, wavelength planning, optical amplification, regeneration, optical signal-to-noise ratio, dispersion, and optical power budgets.
  • Hands-on experience provisioning and troubleshooting services on optical transport equipment from at least one major vendor, with the ability to work across multiple vendor platforms.
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot end-to-end circuits across multiple network segments while isolating faults within complex multi-vendor environments.
  • Strong documentation skills and the ability to work directly with customers, operations teams, field personnel, and vendor support organizations throughout the service delivery process.
  • Direct experience with Nokia 1830 PSS, PSD, PSI-M, and related optical transport platforms.
  • Direct experience with Ciena 6500, Waveserver, and RLS optical platforms.
  • Experience supporting long-haul or backbone optical transport networks.
Responsibilities
  • Design and engineer end-to-end backbone wavelength services, including feasibility studies, route selection, optical path design, reach validation, and spectrum planning.
  • Perform wavelength assignment, optical spectrum optimization, and selection of transponders, muxponders, and line-side hardware based on service requirements.
  • Provision and turn up wavelength services across multi-vendor optical transport networks, including Nokia and Ciena platforms.
  • Configure, integrate, and maintain optical network services while ensuring consistency across vendor boundaries and transport technologies.
  • Validate optical performance through power verification, performance testing, error-free burn-in, and service acceptance testing before customer handoff.
  • Troubleshoot complex network, optical, and service-layer issues, including OSNR, dispersion, span loss, framing errors, timing issues, and alarm conditions.
  • Collaborate with field operations, network operations centers, engineering teams, and vendor support organizations to resolve network issues and escalations.
  • Maintain accurate engineering documentation, circuit records, implementation details, service inventories, and as-built network documentation.
  • Ensure compliance with operational procedures, engineering standards, and customer acceptance criteria throughout the service delivery lifecycle.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying automation opportunities, enhancing provisioning workflows, and contributing to operational procedures and methods of procedure documentation.
Desired Qualifications
  • Familiarity with optical network management and orchestration systems.
  • Experience performing optical service turn-up, customer acceptance testing, and production implementations.

About the company

Capgemini helps organizations in consulting, technology services, and outsourcing to drive digital transformation. Its offerings include strategy and transformation consulting; system integration, application development, and IT infrastructure management; and managed IT operations and business processes. It competes through a global footprint in over 50 countries with a local touch, applying AI, cloud, and cybersecurity to real-world problems. Its goal is to help clients achieve strategic objectives and improve efficiency through technology.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

1967

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  • H1 2026 revenue rose 8.8% to €12.1 billion; constant-currency growth reached 11.3%.
  • AI bookings exceeded 10% in Q4 2025, driven by generative and agentic AI.
  • HMRC’s £500 million CCaaS award deepens Capgemini’s sovereign-cloud, customer-service pipeline.

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  • Capgemini plans up to 2,400 France job cuts, signaling weak domestic demand.
  • The ICE subsidiary scandal triggered divestment pressure, union anger, and political scrutiny.
  • OpenAI and hyperscalers compress Capgemini into low-margin labor arbitrage within 24 months.

What makes Capgemini unique

  • Capgemini owns 28-year HMRC relationships, now extending tax systems through 2032.
  • WNS created Intelligent Business Operations, giving Capgemini scaled business-process and AI delivery.
  • OpenAI Deployment Company investment gives Capgemini privileged enterprise AI implementation access.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options

Professional Development Budget

Meal Benefits

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Performance Bonus

Hybrid Work Options

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6 month growth

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2 year growth

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