Description
At NTT DATA, we know that with the right people on board, anything is possible. The quality, integrity, and commitment of our employees have been key factors in our company’s growth and market presence. By hiring the best people and helping them grow both professionally and personally, we ensure a bright future for NTT DATA and for the people who work here.
For more than 25 years, NTT DATA Services have focused on impacting the core of your business operations with industry-leading outsourcing services and automation. With our industry-specific platforms, we deliver continuous value addition, and innovation that will improve your business outcomes. Outsourcing is not just a method of gaining a one-time cost advantage, but an effective strategy for gaining and maintaining competitive advantages when executed as part of an overall sourcing strategy.
NTT DATA Services currently seeks a Senior Hybrid OSP + ISP Optical Engineer (Level 4 / Architect) to join our team in Los Angeles.
Role Summary
We are seeking a senior-level hybrid Outside Plant (OSP) and Inside Plant (ISP) optical engineer to own end-to-end fiber infrastructure from metro rings and laterals through building entry, meet-me rooms, optical distribution frames (ODFs), and patching into routers/optical systems. The ideal candidate combines deep knowledge of OSP route engineering and civil constraints with ISP physical layer design, acceptance testing, and turn-up of carrier-grade optical paths (e.g., CWDM/DWDM) supporting enterprise and service provider networks.
Key Outcomes (What Success Looks Like)
– Validated, documented, and accepted fiber paths from street to rack with proven route diversity and optical budgets that meet service objectives.
– Production-ready OSP/ISP as-builts: strand maps, splice diagrams, ODF port plans, labeling schedules, and patch-field maps.
– On-time turn-up of protected optical links to edge routers/OTN/DWDM with passing OTDR/IL/ORL results and method-of-procedure (MOP) sign-offs.
– Clear handover packages for operations, including trouble-isolation playbooks and restoration runbooks.
Core Responsibilities
Outside Plant (OSP)
– Plan and review metro ring, spur, and lateral routes; interpret utility records, right-of-way (ROW) constraints, and municipal permit requirements.
– Specify and validate conduits/ducts, handholes/vaults, aerial spans, slack storage, splice closures, and restoration coils; ensure constructability and safety.
– Engineer and enforce physical path diversity (separation, no crossovers/shared single points of failure) from street to building entry.
– Develop/validate splice plans and fiber assignment (A/B paths), ensuring capacity, growth headroom, and spare policy adherence.
– Define test plans and acceptance criteria; review OTDR traces and optical loss/reflectance reports; reconcile exceptions and punch lists.
Inside Plant (ISP)
– Engineer pathways from MPOE to meet-me rooms (MMR) and to telecom rooms (TER/NER): trays/ladders, J-hooks, risers, penetrations, fire-stopping.
– Design ODF layouts, patching schemes, and port labeling; manage polarity (LC/SC, MPO/MTP), connector types, and trunk/breakout design.
– Define slack management and bend-radius controls; specify cable types (OS2 single-mode), connector grades, cleaning/inspection procedures.
– Create rack elevations and patch-field maps; plan A/B optical paths to routers, switches, OTN/DWDM shelves, or ROADM nodes.
– Own method-of-procedure (MOP), change windows, and cutover plans; coordinate turn-up, validation, and documentation updates.
Experience Supporting Fiber for Sporting Event Broadcast Traffic
– Engineered and validated fiber pathways to support real-time broadcast traffic for high-density sporting venues.
– Ensured optical paths met strict latency, jitter, and packet delivery requirements for live production environments.
– Coordinated OSP/ISP teams to guarantee protected A/B fiber routes for mission-critical broadcast contribution circuits.
– Worked with venue technology teams to integrate fiber drops into broadcast compounds, mixed zones, timing systems, and media tribunes.
– Performed OTDR, IL, ORL, OSNR, and BER validations on all broadcast-related fiber spans before event activation.
– Developed MOPs for live-event cutovers, minimizing risk to broadcast operations during rehearsals and competition windows.
Optical Systems & Turn-Up
– Perform link budget analysis including distance attenuation, splice/connector losses, component insertion loss, and design margin.
– Specify and integrate optics: 10G LR/LR4, 100G LR4/ER4, ZR/ZR+ pluggables; plan DWDM/CWDM lambdas, EDFAs, ROADMs, MUX/DEMUX.
– Validate OSNR/BER/power balance for DWDM systems; coordinate with NMS for performance monitoring and alarms.
– Coordinate OSP/ISP acceptance with service activation; ensure SLAs (latency/jitter/loss) and restoration targets are met.
Standards, Quality & Compliance
– Apply relevant standards: ITU-T G.652.D (OS2), TIA/EIA-568 and -758 (OSP), labeling/administration per TIA-606, grounding/bonding principles per ANSI/TIA-607.
– Adhere to safety codes and construction best practices; coordinate with GC/utility partners for traffic control, trenching, and aerial work.
– Maintain rigorous documentation quality: as-builts, redlines, test results, and records in CMDB and drawing repositories.
Collaboration & Leadership
– Serve as the technical point of contact between civil build teams, splicing contractors, building facilities, and network engineering.
– Run design reviews and risk assessments; resolve field blockers quickly (reroutes, access constraints, alternate entry paths).
– Mentor junior engineers and review third-party design packages for completeness and compliance.
Qualifications
– 10+ years in fiber engineering across both OSP and ISP domains, including metro builds and campus/enterprise interiors.
– BSEE degree or equivalient.
– Proficiency with OTDR/OLTS, power meters, fiber inspection scopes, and fiber management databases; ability to interpret complex traces.
– Hands-on experience with DWDM/CWDM systems, ROADMs, EDFAs, pluggable optics (10G/25G/100G/400G), and optical protection schemes.
– Demonstrated success delivering dual-path designs with strict route diversity and restoration objectives.
– Strong drawing literacy (plan/profile, splicing schematics, rack elevations) and comfort with CAD/GIS toolchains (AutoCAD, MicroStation, QGIS/ArcGIS).
Preferred/Bonus
– Certifications: BICSI RCDD, BICSI Installer 2 (INSTF) Fiber, FOA CFOS/T, Nokia/CIENA/Cisco optical, CCNP/SP, PMP (for complex program coordination).
– Experience provisioning DWDM equipment.
– Experience with method-of-procedure (MOP) authoring, change management, and service activation in carrier or large enterprise environments.
– Familiarity with telemetry/assurance tools for optical paths and experience integrating with NMS/OSS.
– Understanding of QoS considerations across transport for real-time services and broadcast-grade workloads.
Logistics
– Able to work from client office as needed in downtown Los Angeles with regional travel to construction sites and facilities rooms as required.
– Ability to lift and maneuver equipment and work in MMR/TER spaces in accordance with safety policies.
About NTT DATA Services:
NTT DATA Services is a recognized leader in IT and business services, including cloud, data and applications, headquartered in Texas. As part of NTT DATA, a $30 billion trusted global innovator with a combined global reach of over 80 countries, we help clients transform through business and technology consulting, industry and digital solutions, applications development and management, managed edge-to-cloud infrastructure services, BPO, systems integration and global data centers. We are committed to our clients’ long-term success. Visit nttdata.com or LinkedIn to learn more.
NTT DATA Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regarding to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter so that we may connect you with the appropriate team.
Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting hourly range for this remote role is ($110/hour). This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on several factors, including the candidate’s actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications.
This position is eligible for company benefits that will depend on the nature of the role offered. Company benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, life, and AD&D insurance, short-and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally required benefits.
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