Provide system level pre and post-sales support for your assigned customer/s. This includes remote or on-site testing, troubleshooting and technical support.
Be the Customer Lead Engr (CLE) for assigned account.
This position may also involve on-site day to day interaction with the customer concerning all aspects of network planning, deployment and technical network issues and design.
Attend maintenance windows when needed.
Be able to accept on-call duties outside of normal business hours when required. This includes being on weekend shift when the business requires.
Provide on-site support to customers where and when required.
Communicate with Design and Supply Chain on problems / issues found in the field.
Utilize debug tools as well as lab research to aid Customer\'s technical problem. Recover information necessary to escalate the incident/issue to senior engineers. Escalation may eventually include Engineering/Design, Product/Project Management, Documentation, or Training
Work with Quality Assurance, Design, Product Management, Technical Publications, and Training to provide Customer feedback.
Create, review, validate and publish required MOP/ISB/FSB documents.
Contribute to knowledgebase (KCS)
Help train newly hired Technical Support Engineers.
Interface between customer and other technical support teams
Work with internal stake holders to manage customer issues.
Requirements
Bachelor\'s degree in relevant technical field (e.g., Electronics, Communication Engineering, Computer Science) from a college or university
Minimum 3 to 5 years related experience in the field of telecommunications preferably in technical support role.
Experienced in operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of fiber optic transport systems and associated technologies including but not limited to DWDM, ASON, OSRP, ROADMs, Layer 1 and Layer 0 technologies, protection schemes, Raman Amplification, fixed and flexible grid DWDM systems, coherent systems, etc.
Knowledge and experience in operation of optical transport systems.
Knowledge in design and implementation of optical Data Communications Network (DCN) for Network Element (NE) management
Knowledge of OTN and related technology
Packet and IP networking knowledge and experience including but not limited Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching and routing. Prove knowledge of networking protocols including but not limited to OSPF, MPLS, BGP, ASBR, etc.
Proven track record in the field of technical support and customer service.