Senior Project Manager - Optical Network Engineer - Amsterdam
Infosys
IT, Operations
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Netherlands
Posted on Mar 31, 2026
Job details
Job Role
Project Manager
Work Location
Amsterdam
State / Region / Province
Noord-Holland
Country
Netherlands
Domain
Delivery
Interest Group
Infosys Limited
Company
ITL Netherlands
Requisition ID
146354BR
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836ASRPRMG Senior Project Manager
Role – Senior Project Manager
Skillset - Optical Network Engineer
Location – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
As a Network Engineer you are part of a team that support and develop Tier1 ISP network across multiple platforms (Ciena, Infinera, Juniper, Cisco and Nokia) and 13 countries. Your main goal is to ensure stability and expansion of multi-terabit IP/MPLS core. You have enthusiastic approach to understanding key technical areas. You want to grow and develop yourself professionally.
Purpose statement
A Network engineer is defined by ability to deal with complex network issues across multiple platforms and enthusiastic approach to understanding the key technical areas for which he is responsible, keep the network stable and secure sufficient network capacity.
Main Responsibilities and requirements
Built and Maintain
- Create HLD/LLD for deployments
- Perform type approvals for new HW and SW releases prior to deployments
- Built capacity expansions to cater for the ever-growing need for more bandwidth
- Maintain and upgrade the Corporate International Optical DWDM
- Update, manage and use effectively the NMS and capacity planning tools such as Ciena One Control and MCP.
- Knowledge of optical systems. Optical networking technologies. Amongst Other Flex Grid, Modulation technology. Fiber technology.
- Work within a team of engineers from different departments and vendors
- Support the work with consistent and detailed documentation to a high quality
- Change management tasks like creation and approval of changes are also part of the responsibilities of a Network Engineer. Correlating and coordinating changes from different vendors and departments, making sure changes do not overlap and impact one another before approval/rejection, and ensuring management/vendors/departments are informed
- Work with the NMC to ensure that the appropriate alarms are generated from the networking equipment, with the correct severity and meta information
- Optical network projects implementation
- Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science/Electrical Engineering
- Proven experience in the optical telecom industry, with systems support, design or implementation related roles
- Hands on experience with Ciena optical equipment (OM6500).
- Extensive knowledge of Optical and networking protocols
- Fluent in spoken and written English
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Team player
- Experience in multinational and multicultural environment
- Availability of network and connectivity can be measured by number of incidents arising from unavailability of network connectivity.
- Performance, resiliency and stability of the network
- Capacity deployed
- Life cycle management
- Quality of handled incidents and changes
- Timely implement projects
Internal:
- Team Lead/Manager/Director – Day-to-day basis
- Colleagues – Day-to-day basis
- Customers/affiliates – Day-to-day basis
- Third party suppliers - Ad hoc