Optical Automation Engineer

Optical Service Practice, part of the Network infrastructure - Global Customer Engineering organization, provides expert customer support for optical networks, covering design, integration, transformation, and migration. The team drives digital transformation through solutions like Digital Twin, process automation, and advanced reporting.

This role focuses on planning, designing, deploying, and optimizing optical networks to generate revenue and enhance customer satisfaction. It also involves defining delivery models, managing resources across teams, and packaging service solutions to ensure efficient execution within the engineering community.

As optics junior automation expert you ll cover a critical role within NI Optical services, aimed at defining, developing and expanding usage of automation within optical professional services engineering community. The role will be responsible for defining and developing solutions for automation that align with our strategic objectives, enhancing our offerings and market creation in the automation space.

You have:

• Bachelors Degree with 5-8 years of Experience.
• Optical network knowledge (preferably on Nokia), Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) and domain controller s operational knowledge, Python expert level, Linux and shell scripting knowledge.
• Must have good Level knowledge of SW platform including virtualization / (e.g. VMware, dockers ) and operating systems LINUX, UNIX and WINDOWS.
• Must have good understanding of Ansible automation platforms.
• Team player / Innovative / problem solver / Self-motivated / target oriented.
• The ability and willingness to travel as per project requirements.

It would be nice if you also had:

• Docker/Kubernetes, User Interface (UI) development, Robot framework/selenium, Scrum methodology.
• Know-how on Agile methodology, Know-how on Yet Another Next Generation (YANG) data modelling language in the context of Open Configuration.
• Know-how on Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF), Experienced in (optical) network management and/or network element validation in customer premises.
• Java development language skills, Network security know how (e.g. vulnerability scanning tools, cybersecurity concepts).
• Develop, integrate and validate new solutions to automate operational aspects in managing an optical network
• Contribute to introduce AI within automation solutions to increase efficiency in service delivery
• Contribute to increase awareness and capabilities to deliver services through automation
• Participate to the definition, development and execution of complex network transformation activities
• In collaboration with system integration lead help to define design requirements and translate them into stories (agile methodology)
• Prepare solution validation strategy and test list
• Execute internal system integration tests