Sr. Optical Network​/Software Engineer

Overview

Our history: From our start in 2009, Conexess has established itself in 3 markets, employing nearly 200+ individuals nationwide. Operating in over 15 states, our client base ranges from Fortune 500/1000 companies to mid-small range companies. For the majority of the mid-small range companies, we are exclusively used due to our outstanding staffing track record.

Who We Are: Conexess is a full-service staffing firm offering contract, contract-to-hire, and direct placements. We have a wide range of recruiting capabilities, from help desk technicians to CIOs. We are also capable of offering project-based work.

The Network Software New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and delivery of customer proof of concepts based on defined acceptance criteria, and the installation and onboarding of new clients, using Our Technologies software. This role combines deep optical networking expertise with strong software development and automation skills, operating in an Agile, two-week sprint environment. The engineer will also support new product introduction (NPI) activities.

• Design and deliver customer PoCs using Our Proprietary Software including Prism® and netFLEX®.
• Translate customer acceptance criteria into PoC architectures, automation workflows, and demonstrations
• Develop custom automation and integration solutions using Our Prism® and netFlex® software.
• Configure, integrate, and validate optical networks and vendor-specific management/controllers, protocols and systems including TAPI, GRPC/gNMI, SNMP, TL1, CORBA, TIRKS, OSS/BSS, NMS, EMS.
• Execute PoC work in two-week Agile sprints, managing priorities and meeting delivery timelines
• Present PoC outcomes, results, and recommendations to customers and internal stakeholders
• Support new product introduction, including documentation review/editing and internal training
• Deliver technical training for support, sales, and sales engineering teams

• Hands-on experience with Ciena, Nokia and legacy optical platforms (DWDM, ROADM, Coherent Optics, OTN, Sonet, TDM)
• Strong software development and automation skills using Python, Ansible, Terraform
• The ideal candidate will bring expertise in these (3) areas, Deep Optical Network Expertise, Strong Software Development and Automation Skills and a background in customer facing / sales engineer.
• Strong Cloud (GPC/AWS), Virtualization (VmWare, KVM, Hyper-V, Virtual Box, Openstack) and bare metal experience
• Strong Container, Kubernetes, Micro-service Architecture skills
• Experience with RESTful APIs, TAPI, and new API development
• Ability to deliver customer-facing PoCs aligned to acceptance criteria
• Strong time management skills and experience working in Agile sprint-based environments

• Customer-facing experience in pre-sales, professional services, or advanced engineering roles
• Experience in multi-vendor optical environments and interoperability
• Net Ops and Dev Ops experience in network automation or operations
• MLOps experience with core ML/DL concepts, data handling, Python/frameworks (Tensor Flow, PyTorch), prompt engineering, AI ethics
• AI-assisted code review Identifying security issues, detecting performance bottlenecks, enforcing coding standards, Rapid prototyping, Refactoring and optimization, Generating unit and integration tests

• Clear technical communication and presentation skills
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and collaborative

Holmdel, NJ / Richardson, TX