Telecommunications Engineer - Commissioning

Job Title: Telecommunications Engineer (Commissioning)

Location: Glasgow

Contract Length: 3 years

• Commission, test and integrate telecommunications transmission equipment, ensuring SDH/PDH, Ethernet and optical services are delivered in accordance with design specifications.
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco routers and switches, supporting LAN, WAN and transmission network connectivity across operational sites.
• Carry out end-to-end testing, fault finding and service validation across transmission, fibre and IP networks, resolving issues before handover into service.
• Work closely with design engineers, field engineers and project teams to deliver network upgrades, migrations and new telecom infrastructure installations.
• Produce commissioning records, test documentation and technical reports while ensuring all work complies with customer standards, safety procedures and quality requirements.

• Strong experience working with telecommunications transmission networks, including SDH, PDH, Ethernet over SDH and optical transport technologies.
• Proven experience commissioning, integrating or supporting telecom transmission equipment from vendors such as Nokia, Ericsson, Ciena, Marconi, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei or similar.
• Good understanding of IP networking, including Cisco IOS, routing, switching, VLANs and WAN technologies, with the ability to troubleshoot across both transmission and IP layers.
• Experience working with telecom protocols and services such as E1/T1, STM, MPLS, Ethernet, fibre optics, timing/synchronisation and circuit provisioning.
• Ability to interpret network designs, commissioning documentation and test results, with experience working on live carrier, utility or critical national infrastructure networks.

Interviews: July 2026

Start Date: July 2026