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Manager Optical & Transport Engineering The organization is seeking a Manager Optical & Transport Engineering to lead specialist engineering teams across both project delivery and operational support environments. This role is responsible for managing the end-to-end engineering lifecycle of large-scale optical transport networks, ensuring high-quality design, deployment, integration, and post-implementation support across complex, mission-critical customer infrastructures. The successful candidate will combine strong people leadership capability with deep technical credibility in DWDM and transport network environments. Responsibilities Engineering Leadership: Lead and develop a team of optical and transport engineers across project and support functions Oversee translation of High-Level Designs into detailed Low-Level Designs and full implementation documentation Ensure all engineering outputs align with scope, contractual requirements, and internal quality standards Govern the production of detailed design documentation including network design documents, DCN architecture, synchronisation design, and link engineering diagrams Drive capacity planning and long-term network scalability initiatives Project Delivery & Deployment Oversight: Oversee technical execution of optical transport and DWDM deployments Provide leadership across installation, integration, commissioning, and acceptance testing phases Support complex link turn-up, service activation, and live production network integration Act as senior technical escalation point during deployment and testing activities Operational & Support Management: Lead post-deployment support engineering activities across live carrier-grade networks Ensure strong troubleshooting capability across the optical layer Drive incident resolution, service stability, and continuous improvement initiatives Ensure seamless handover from project delivery into operational support Act as senior engineering interface for customer technical stakeholders Partner closely with Project Management, Systems Engineering, and Field Services teams Provide technical reporting, risk management updates, and executive-level summaries Support large-scale transport and submarine network programs where required Governance & Quality Assurance: Enforce engineering standards, documentation quality, and change control processes Identify technical risks and implement mitigation strategies Mentor senior engineers and build internal technical capability Drive engineering best practice across optical and transport network domains Required Experience Extensive experience within optical transport network engineering environments Strong expertise in DWDM, OTN, DCI, and long-haul and metro transmission systems Demonstrated experience managing engineering teams across both project delivery and operational support Proven experience integrating and commissioning transport networks in live production environments Strong understanding of carrier-grade network infrastructure Working knowledge of Linux or Unix environments Strong stakeholder management and communication skills #J-18808-Ljbffr