Summary: Seeking an experienced Fixed Access Engineer to ensure 24x7 operation, maintenance, and optimization of GPON/FTTx networks, focusing on reliability and performance. Highlights: 1. Ensure 24x7 operation and maintenance of GPON/FTTx network infrastructure 2. Provide Level 2 support for Fixed Access platforms, including complex incidents 3. Lead network changes, upgrades, and capacity planning for fibre networks * Ensure 24x7 operation and maintenance of GPON/FTTx network, perform preventive \& corrective maintenance, manage change management of Vodafone fibre infrastructure, and troubleshoot issues related to topology, OSP/ISP/IBC components. * Provide O\&M support for Fixed Access platforms to respond, resolve, and provide workarounds for incidents in real time within agreed customer SLAs. * Provide Level 2 support for GPON (ISAM 7302/7360, AMS 5520\), DWDM, JDSU ONMS and all physical cabling related issues including handling complex incidents, problems, and software upgrades on NEs and OMS. * Responsible for ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability of fibre network and its infrastructure. * Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) for major incidents and implement corrective and preventive actions to avoid recurrence. * Plan and execute network changes, upgrades, expansions, migration, and relocation projects, ensuring proper impact analysis, change management communications, minimal service impact and proper rollback procedures. * Ensure end\-to\-end service readiness and acceptance by validating fibre testing (OTDR, power levels, continuity), reviewing RFA/RFS milestones, and resolving pre\-activation issues to enable timely and delay\-free customer onboarding in line with SLAs. * Handle operation, integration, and commissioning of GPON network (ISAM 7302 \& 7360, AMS 5520, NA\-F 5530, SDC 5529, HDM 5580\) for corporate, residential, and mobile backhaul services over fibre (FTTx). * Provide end\-to\-end Fixed Access network support (presales, requirements/LLD, development, pre\-integration testing, end\-to\-end testing, deployment, training, subscriber migration, customer acceptance, maintenance, and customer support). * Apply FTTx design and fibre engineering best practices, including OSP/ISP design and GIS\-based data handling, and represent the Fixed Access domain in cross\-functional projects, architecture discussions, and release planning activities. * Conduct capacity planning and utilization analysis of fibre networks and perform monthly studies to inform design, rollout, and planning teams. * Operations and configuration support for rollout of OLT, DWDM networks, including daily health checks on DWDM and microwave networks. * Oversee data centre, central offices, and mobile sites cabling activities (fibre/copper/power), including laying, patching, labelling, routing standards, and maintenance of rack/ODF/splitter documentation, ensuring compliance with structured cabling and telecom standards. * Provide technical guidance and engineering support to field teams and assist with vendor equipment selection (OLT, ONT/CPE, access platforms), including supervision of fibre activities such as splicing, patching, OTDR testing, port activation, and fault localization. * Proactively identify network risks and vulnerabilities, ensuring recovery, redundancy, and business continuity plans are in place. * Develop, review, and maintain technical documentation including end to end Inventory, HLD/LLD/SLD, as\-built diagrams, network records, network topology, operational procedures, and records of faults, maintenance activities, and network changes including the MOP/SOP. * Create and present network design summaries, including methodology and rationale. * Contribute to automation and digital transformation initiatives in the Fibre \& Access domain. * Ensure projects/products are delivered on time and within budget. * Bachelor's degree in Telecom/Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related fields * 15 years of proven relevant experience in a large\-scale telecom carrier/vendor and/or enterprise environment in similar profile. * Min 12 Year configuration, operation, maintenance and integration of fibre optics and GPON system * Fibre certification or training completion report on fixed\-related products on Nokia / CISCO / Huawei equipment’s. * FOA CFOx (Fibre Optics) certification * Experience in UNIX and Sun Solaris. * Experience in fibre Optics \& Knowledge of international standards for ATM, IP, and related protocols with 8 years of experience in Fibre Optics Maintenance, OSP and ISP technologies * Experience in ALU/Nokia/Huawei WDM, OLT \& MPR with good experience in handling data centre and central office operation \& maintenance. * Good Knowledge in data network technologies such as ATM, TCP/IP, MPLS, DSL, SDH. * Expertise in GPON network (Alcatel Lucent/Nokia/Huawei Systems), Fibre tools and testers. * Expertise in end\-to\-end Fixed management system * Expert in Network \& service provisioning