DWDM Engineer

The company

Nebius AI is an AI cloud platform with one of the largest GPU capacities in Europe. Launched in November 2023, the Nebius AI platform provides high-end, training-optimized infrastructure for AI practitioners. As an NVIDIA preferred cloud service provider, Nebius AI offers a variety of NVIDIA GPUs for training and inference, as well as a set of tools for efficient multi-node training.

Nebius AI owns a data center in Finland, built from the ground up by the company’s R&D team and showcasing our commitment to sustainability. The data center is home to ISEG, the most powerful commercially available supercomputer in Europe and the 16th most powerful globally (Top 500 list, November 2023).

Nebius’s headquarters are in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with teams working out of R&D hubs across Europe and the Middle East.

Nebius AI is built with the talent of more than 500 highly skilled engineers with a proven track record in developing sophisticated cloud and ML solutions and designing cutting-edge hardware. This allows all the layers of the Nebius AI cloud – from hardware to UI – to be built in-house, distinctly differentiating Nebius AI from the majority of specialized clouds: Nebius customers get a true hyperscaler-cloud experience tailored for AI practitioners.

 

The role

We are looking for a DWDM Mid/Senior Level Engineer with a robust understanding and experience in operating DWDM networks and associated IP/MPLS equipment. This role requires a mix of expertise in DWDM network operations, system deployment and continuous improvement of network operations.

 

Responsibilities:

• Develop technical documentation
• Manage the configuration, deployment and upgrading of DWDM equipment to ensure optimal network performance and capacity
• Oversee the troubleshooting and maintenance of DWDM systems to minimize downtime and service disruptions
• Operate and develop optical backbone networks (DWDM and fiber-optic lines).
• Test new DWDM network solutions
• Automate commissioning processes
• Participate in complex integration projects with internal, external and vendor teams.
• Collaborate productively with network and data center operations teams

 

We expect you to have:

• Possess deep technical knowledge of DWDM technologies, including system architectures, wavelength routing and optical amplification.
• Have hands-on experience with specific DWDM platforms such as ADVA, Ciena and Infinera, or equivalent solutions.
• Have experience in building or operating high-load optical backbone systems (DWDM and fiber-optic lines).
• Be proficient in Python or another popular programming language and be able to automate routine tasks.
• Have experience with IP/MPLS equipment.
• Be skilled in documenting network designs.
• Have experience diagnosing complex data transmission networks.
• Be willing to travel to sites in Europe.

 

Qualifications:

• Proficiency in DWDM network management tools and software for monitoring, configuration and optimization
• Experience in planning and executing network modernization projects to incorporate the latest DWDM technologies
• Experience working with Linux-based systems
• Experience with optical testing and measurement equipment

 

Does all that sound like your kind of challenge? Then join us!