Location: Remote Job Type: Contract About Telence Solutions Telence Solutions is a multi-vendor network consulting and systems integration firm with three decades of hands-on optical transport, IP/MPLS, and utility communications expertise. Our engineers plan, design, and migrate live production networks for carriers and critical infrastructure operators across North America — not just in the lab. The Role We're looking for a Ciena Optical Design Engineer to join our optical transport practice, supporting metro, regional, long-haul, and DCI network designs for our carrier and utility clients across Canada. You'll work directly on Ciena-based solution architecture, capacity planning, and vendor evaluation engagements — real production networks, not vendor lab configurations. What You'll Do • Design and engineer solutions across Ciena's optical portfolio, including the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform (D/S-Series and T-Series), 6500 Reconfigurable Line System (RLS) , Waveserver (E-Series and High-Capacity), and the 5400 family (5430)
for converged SONET/SDH/OTN/packet environments • Develop network designs leveraging WaveLogic coherent optics (through WaveLogic 6 Extreme), including capacity planning for up to 1.6 Tb/s per wavelength and quantum-safe encryption considerations • Plan and configure multi-layer photonic architectures, including versatile-grid ROADM/amplifier design and migration from fixed-grid line systems • Support client-facing vendor bake-offs and platform evaluations, translating operational requirements (capacity, interconnect, legacy SONET/SDH coexistence) into platform recommendations • Design centralized management and control architectures using Navigator NCS • Contribute to cutover planning, migration sequencing, and post-deployment stabilization on live client networks • Produce clear technical documentation and design packages for internal teams and client stakeholders What You Bring • Hands-on design or engineering experience with Ciena optical