REMOTE: Strategic Planners

Please share relevant experience profiles who have recently worked on the Ciena 6500 or Adva R7/R9 platforms.

12 Months contract 

Locations: Richardson and Raleigh only & remote also fine

Job summary

Skillset should be comparable to existing LH Strategic Planners, including planning for SONET, DWDM, MetroE, IP, TDM, OSP/ISP for project development of full site exits. 

Seeking a highly proficient Telecom professional with expertise in Transport Planning & Optimization, possessing extensive knowledge and substantial experience across multi-vendor transport platforms. The ideal candidate is proactive, goal-oriented, and results-driven, with strong problem-solving and creative abilities. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential for engaging stakeholders and leading teams. A strategic thinker focused on innovation, excellence, and continuous improvement is required. Candidates should have knowledge of the Adtran/Adva R7 platform and extensive experience in Ciena 6500 planning.

Core Competencies

• Strategic Planning and Development for Metro, Mid-range, and Long-Haul Transport Networks
• Network Deployment, Implementation, and Optimization
• Comprehensive Network Operations and Managed Services
• Comprehensive data cleansing and validation
• Capacity Planning and Resource Management, optimizing network performance and scalability
• High-level and low-level design customized to meet business requirements.
• Provisioning and Troubleshooting in Multi-Vendor Environments
• Change Management, Process Implementation, and Deployment

Roles and Responsibilities

• Plan, deploy, and commission transport equipment related to DWDM technologies across multi-vendor platforms such as Ciena, Alcatel-Lucent/Nokia, Infinera, Adva, etc.
• Develop strategic plans for Long-haul and Metro DWDM route / rail builds.
• Work with various inventory management / design systems, like PRO, RSI, TIRKS, and EON.
• Plan and install expansion shelves. Upgrade existing transport equipment to meet current demands and propose additional equipment for future growth.
• Participate in network consolidation efforts and provide practical solutions that optimize path/route selection to reduce network costs.
• Perform in-depth data cleansing and validation, identifying and resolving discrepancies between inventory records and actual network configurations.
• Plan and implement network-wide migrations from legacy to newer platform equipment.
• Plan and optimize wave design across multi-vendor DWDM systems.
• Review the Diversity, Latency and Custom Routing factors for network and customer circuits.
• Analyze day-to-day production issues, create case studies for continuous improvement, and address them promptly.
• Prepare Method of Procedures, activity plans, process documents and automations.
• Handle project tasks and problems, analyze data, evaluate potential solutions, and implement the most optimal resolution.
• Collaborate with peer groups such as Field, OSP, and Infrastructure Planning teams.