DOCSIS Engineer II

At Sparklight/Cableone 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 DOCSIS evolution.

Core Competencies  

• Committed: Values each customer, while working hard to keep their business and support our communities.  

• Helpful: Delivers support in the ways that are most useful to our customers and addresses their needs with expertise, respect, and empathy.  

• Proactive: Understand what our customers need, and actively works to make their relationship with use seamless, easy, and rewarding.  

• Personal: Knows our customers well, and tailors our communications and interactions to address their needs and expectations.  

Benefits 

Cable One and our family of brands appreciates the role our associates play to help the company grow, and in return an excellent benefits package is offered to our associates to recognize the importance of their contributions, such as:  

• Medical, dental, and vision plans – start when you start!  

• Life insurance (self, spouse, children) 

• Paid time off (vacation, holiday, and personal/sick days)  

• 401(k) - 100% company match starts day 1 of employment (up to 5% of eligible compensation) 

• Group Legal plan with Identity Theft Protection 

Additional Perks  

• Tuition reimbursement (up to $5,250 on 1st year)  

• Annual community support to various organizations across the U.S.  

• Associate recognition & awards programs 

• Advancement opportunities  

• Collaborative work environment  

• FREE Cable One services for associates who live in a serviceable area 

• Up to $75/mo. Stipend  

• Remote Access to select premium channels (Cable One, Sparklight, Cable America and ValuNet Fiber Only) 

Our Commitment