Fiber Network Planner – Damascus Based

About the role

This position is based in Damascus, Syria and requires relocation. The Fiber Network Planner will design and optimise DWDM and optical transport capacity across backbone, metro and inter‑site links, delivering implementation‑ready documentation.

Key responsibilities

• Develop DWDM/optical transport plans that translate traffic demand, service and IP/MPLS requirements into wavelength, channel and OTN capacity.
• Design and validate optical paths, protection schemes, diversity, regeneration, ROADM/OADM usage (including CDC‑F), transponder capacity and power‑budget constraints.
• Review existing inventory, fibre routes, shelf/card/port capacity and wavelength utilisation.
• Coordinate with fibre planners, IP/MPLS planners, operations, vendors and rollout teams to align optical designs with physical routes.
• Produce planning outputs such as wavelength allocation, trail/path records, equipment requirements and migration plans.
• Identify risks related to capacity exhaustion, route diversity, optical impairments or inaccurate records.
• Ensure compliance with vendor engineering guidelines, standards and documentation governance.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecom or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in DWDM/OTN/optical transport planning or engineering.
• Fluent in English and Arabic.
• Relevant vendor certifications and optional MEF/Carrier Ethernet, OTN or ITIL Foundation training.

Required skills

• DWDM and OTN planning, wavelength allocation, ITU‑T grids and Flex‑Grid.
• ROADM/OADM design, CDC‑F technology, transponders and muxponders.
• Multilayer protection (OLP, ASON, G.8032/ERPS).
• SyncE, IEEE 1588v2 (PTP) synchronisation.
• Experience with major optical vendor NMS/EMS and inventory systems.
• Capacity budgeting, power‑budget calculations and fibre impairment analysis.