JD: SONET Ring Replacement Support SME

JD: SONET Ring Replacement Support SME

Job Description: SONET Ring Replacement Support SME

Onsite Location: Trenton, New Jersey.

Position Type: Contract Position

Duration: One Year

Roles & Responsibilities:

·        Serve as the primary authority for overall project execution, managing the time-phased Integrated Master Schedule from kickoff through final walk-through.

·        Direct the development, quality review, and timely submission of all Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), including As-Builts, Installation Plans, and Test Reports.

·        Act as the primary corporate interface for the Government Point of Contact (POC) and Project POC (PPOC) regarding contractual, status, and milestone reviews.

·        Perform proactive risk mitigation and ensure any planned system outages are coordinated with the Customers in advance.

·        Manage daily base access coordination for the technical team, ensuring full adherence to escort mandates and base safety instructions.

·        Manage daily base access coordination for the technical team, ensuring full adherence to escort mandates and base safety instructions.

·        Identify field deficiencies or site variations instantly, communicating them to the PM and base representatives for corrective alignment.

·        Architect the end-to-end, fully redundant rotating transport ring framework using existing GFE outside plant fiber strands.

·        Design the precise logical mappings and software cross-connections for all high-density circuits.

·        Design and engineer the Circuit to Packet (CTP) Layer II switch implementation between the customer’s Buildings, correctly mapping Foreign Exchange Subscriber (FXS) and Foreign Exchange Office (FXO) port layouts.

·        Redline complex floor plans and base maps to compile finalized, pinpoint-accurate As-Built Technical Drawings.

·        Execute de-crating, indoor transit, and physical rack/cabinet mounting of SRS frames and 2 KVA UPS units. Assemble and floor-anchor the new 7-foot Relay Rack in the customer’s Building.

·        Securely bond and ground newly installed equipment enclosures to the building's technical ground bar infrastructure following J-STD-607-A engineering constraints.

·        Route and terminate fiber optic patch cords from SRS ports to GFE patch panels featuring Snap-and-Twist (ST) connectors, alongside CAT 5e segments for drop links.

·        Systematically tag all physical hardware housings, modules, cross-connect cables, and drop lines in accordance with ANSI/TIA/EIA-606-A-2002 standards.

·        Lead and perform the mandatory three-stage sequential verification testing loop: Physical Inspections, Component Validation testing, and live Operational Tests.

·        Direct detailed test diagnostics verifying automatic chassis failover performance between the Main and Standby Fiber Optic Transmit and Receive modules.

·        Document all raw performance metrics, error telemetry data, and system validation screenshots to publish formal Test Reports within 10 days of trial loops.

·        Issue soft-copy weekly status progress logs and maintain an active tracking ledger recording any field deviations or system discrepancies.

·        Develop and assemble comprehensive, professional-grade technical training manuals, visual instruction slides, and equipment blueprints tailored to the deployed transport ring.

·        Conduct hands-on, interactive operational and system familiarization workshops for five designated Government personnel inside base facilities.

·        Train base technicians on complete hardware/software capabilities, configuration utilities, sub-component loop testing, and diagnostic tools to ensure they are fully capable of maintaining the system and configuring future interfaces independently.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Experience:

·        Project Management experience managing federal government and Department of Defense (DoD) infrastructure or telecommunications modernization contracts.

·        Experience acting as an on-site lead or foreman for military base communications center deployments or structural IT projects.

·        Experience engineering carrier-grade Optical Transport Networks (OTN), high-capacity SONET structures, and multi-media drop-circuit routing configurations.

·        Expert knowledge of TDM/SONET circuit definitions (VT1.5, STS-1, STS-3c, STS-12c), CTP engineering, and ANSI/TIA standard architectures.

·        Network Engineer Certification: Cisco CCNA/CCNP or equivalent optical vendor design certification.

·        Hands-on physical layer field technician experience completing structural telecommunications infrastructure deployments, cable routing, and electronic systems integration.

·        Expert cable termination (ST fiber and copper connectors), electrical cabinet populating, structural drilling, wall fire-rating restoration techniques, and safe man-lift operations.

·        Dedicated quality assurance or test engineering experience validating high-speed fiber networks, optical backbone stability, or mission-critical military communications equipment.

·        Optical Power Loss testing, network telemetry analysis, loopback diagnostic tools, screenshot-based testing validation, and rigorous alignment with ISO 9001:2015/ISO 20000 quality systems.

·        Experience authoring technical curriculum and delivering instructional, hands-on training workshops covering enterprise network engineering or hardware transport management systems.

Certifications:

·        Mandatory Manufacturer Vendor Certification to Engineer, Furnish, Install, and Test (EFI&T) the specific hardware platform selected for the SRS. BICSI Installer 2 (Optical Fiber) preferred.

·        Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), or an equivalent network systems testing framework certification.

·        Vendor-Certified Trainer on the deployed SRS hardware platform; technical degrees or matching industry education certificates.

·        Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

·        OSHA or equivalent telecom safety certification.

Security Clearance:

·        Clear background check for base access authorization; capable of working unclassified tasks inside secure facility perimeters.