DOCSIS Engineer II

Job Description:

At Sparklight / Cable one and our family of brands, we keep our customers and associates connected to what matters most.

For our associates, that means: a thriving and rewarding career, respect for the communities where they live and work, a focus on health and wellness, an excellent work/life balance, and an open and inclusive workplace.

We are open to hiring remote if we find the right talent in any of the following states: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT.

Qualifications

Core Responsibilities



* Design, engineer, and evolve DOCSIS access network architectures supporting both legacy CMTS and Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) deployments.


* Develop detailed network designs, configuration standards, and implementation guidance for DOCSIS infrastructure expansions, upgrades, and technology refreshes.


* Lead engineering efforts for capacity augmentation, spectrum utilization, and plant readiness to support growing bandwidth demand and multi-gig services.


* Produce and maintain high-quality engineering documentation, including design packages, topology diagrams, and configuration templates.


* Evaluate and recommend DOCSIS platform enhancements, software upgrades, feature adoption, and hardware lifecycle strategies aligned with roadmap objectives.

Design & Engineering Execution


* Translate business, capacity, and product requirements into scalable DOCSIS network designs.


* Engineer solutions supporting DOCSIS 3.1+, upstream/downstream optimization, OFDMA/OFDMA planning, and readiness for DOCSIS 4.0 evolution.


* Perform engineering analysis to validate node segmentation, service group sizing, channel planning, and DAA architecture selections.


* Provide engineering oversight for complex or high-impact DOCSIS initiatives, acting as a technical authority during planning and execution phases.

Documentation & Standards


* Author and maintain engineering standards, best practices, and reference architectures for CMTS and DAA environments.


* Create reusable design artifacts (diagrams, templates, checklists) to improve consistency and reduce variability across deployments.


* Ensure all designs and recommendations are clearly documented to support downstream execution teams.


* Contribute to knowledge repositories and technical runbooks used by engineering and implementation partners.

Technology Strategy & Roadmap Support


* Support long-term DOCSIS and access network roadmaps, including migration strategies from legacy architectures to DAA.


* Participate in vendor evaluations, feature testing, and proof-of-concept activities to assess new DOCSIS capabilities.


* Identify opportunities to improve scalability, reliability, and performance through thoughtful design improvements.


* Provide technical input to leadership on technology choices, risks, and tradeoffs related to DOC...