Responsibilities

As a WAN Service Engineer (WSE), you will contribute to building a world-class network infrastructure by working with networking hardware, Optical DWDM, and IP Networks spanning subsea, global, and metro fiber.   

As a successful WAN Service Engineer your performance objectives include: 

• Empower a culture of safety, security, and compliance in all aspect of datacenter activities
• Frontline project management for Outside Plant (OSP) optical fiber delivery by producing and maintaining schedules, Reporting, and other Project related tasks.
• Communicate with all peers and departments to insure proper project planning
• Maintain accurate cable records and updates
• Approving vendor designs, conducting site walks, permitting, and performing quality assurance inspections.
• Reading and understanding highway/road prints, be able to identify conflicts with existing outside plant facilities, and select routing required for work projects.
• Performing on site construction supervision and inspection to ensure design specifications are met by the construction contractor. Further duties will include but are not limited to: redlines, bore design, CAD, and make-ready analysis, field notes, pole survey, sonde conduit, locating, QC prints, butterfly drawings, and preparation of prints.
• Optical fiber test results analysis for Microsoft’s metro, regional fabric, and long-haul networks are delivered adhering to Microsoft Standards
• Learn, live, and coach the One Microsoft culture and values.  Lead through change by bringing clarity, generating energy, and delivering success

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:  

• BS or BA degree in Engineering/IT/Telecommunications, or Science
• Extensive and demonstratable years of experience required in telecommunications construction management, operations engineering, or as OSPE
• Demonstratable years of project management skills 
• Basic experience with AutoCAD and GIS solutions
• Willing to support a flexible, international travel schedule up to 20%

Preferred Experiences:  

• Strong Project Management skills and critical thinking
• Solid grasp and experience with workflow management
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including financial analytics.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Organizational and time-management skills
• Decision-making skills
• Experience with OSP construction, Telecom Architectural and Optical Transport
• Experience with Network/optical engineering or photonics
• Ability to read and understand High Level Network design documentation 
• College or university degree in related discipline (Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, etc.) 
• Knowledge of SQL, Kusto, NoSQL, Python, JavaScript, Perl, TL1, SNMP, and Optical Element Management System
• Certified Optical Network Associate (CONA)
• Certified Professional Data Center Associate or equivalent