Job Description:

Position Title:  Sr Architect - Optical (P4)                           

 

Company Summary:

Crown Castle is the nation’s largest provider of shared communications infrastructure: towers, small cells and fiber. It all works together to meet unprecedented demand—connecting people and communities and transforming the way we do business. Whenever you make a call, track a workout or stream music and videos, we’re the ones providing the communications infrastructure that makes it all possible. From 5G and the internet of things to drones, autonomous vehicles and AR/VR, we enable the technologies that help people stay safe, connected and ready for the future. Crown Castle is a Fortune 500 company, publicly traded on the S&P 500, and one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the US, with an enterprise value of ~$100B.

 

Position Summary

The Sr Architect - Optical is responsible for the network architecture, policy and the strategic planning of Crown Castle Fiber’s optical network.   Responsible for the long-term vision interfacing with trigger organizations to determine need and pro-actively scope using their understanding of the current network and available technologies.  This position analyzes, evaluates, lab tests, and recommends new equipment, protocols, methods and procedures to achieve the tactical and strategic optical vision for the network and products. 

 

Essential Job Functions

• Perform holistic technical, feature, functionality, & financial evaluation of new equipment


• Develop and maintain up to 3 year strategic plan for each technology track within Network Infrastructure


• Prepare the documents against which purchases, implementation, contracts, and other financial commitments will be made regarding the purchase of equipment, software or services


• Perform testing and interoperability testing for new hardware, software releases and services in a lab environment. Document findings and create methods and procedures for implementation.


• Develop and deploy methodologies for projecting network and systems capacity needs to ensure Network readiness to meet business needs


• Develop and maintain an optical access strategy for delivery of our products


• Provide technical support for internal organizations to include Engineering, Operations and Sales.


• Assist in providing cost and technical solutions for non-standard or complex customer orders.


• Work with other team members and groups to develop scalable network designs, solutions and policy recommendations


• RFP/RFI submission and management


• Manage regular vendor visits for road map discussions


• Manage, organize and prioritize multiple projects. The role will perform in a team-based environment, but must be self-motivated, focused on attention to detail, and able to self-manage a project


• Provide network planning and engineering support for a large complex growing infrastructure.


• Support the development of technical solutions to complex problems that require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity

 

Education/Certifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering / Electrical, Computer Science, Telecommunications or equivalent experience

 

Experience/Minimum Requirements

• 7+ years of telecommunications experience working for or with service provider networks


• Must have expert level knowledge of Nortel/Ciena (to include 5200,6500 and T-Series platforms), Infinera (DTN/DTN-X) and Cisco (NCS and 15454) platforms.


• Familiarity with other optical vendors such as ADVA and Nokia preferred 


• Familiarity with Juniper and Cisco routers preferred

 

Other Skills/Abilities

• Capable of conducting complex systems integration and testing


• Experienced technical writing skills sufficient to produce white papers, test cases, test plans, design documents, and technical diagrams


• Strong planning and organizational skills

 

Organizational Relationship

Reports to: Sr Manager Optical Planning

 

Title(s) of direct reports (if applicable):  N/A

 

Working Conditions: This role falls into our hybrid work model working in your assigned office approximately 60% of the time (3 days per week) and where you do your best work 40% (2 days per week).  There is an expectation of collaboration with teammates and stakeholders for moments that matter that could require travel. 

 

Additional Information:  Crown Castle has a COVID-19 Vaccine Policy in place requiring vaccination by your employment start date, unless approved for an accommodation or otherwise prohibited by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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