Fibre Optic Technician - Field Network Rollout & Testing

True North Talent; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

True North Talent is seeking a Fibre Optic Technician to support the rollout and operation of a high‑performance Dark Fibre Network across Sydney. The role is field‑based, hands‑on, covering fibre installation, splicing, testing and fault finding.

The successful candidate will have experience in telecommunications, fibre or coax cabling, and strong fault‑finding skills, with a focus on safety and quality documentation; driver’s license preferred and Australia rights required.

Qualifications

• Experience in telecommunications or carrier networks preferred.
• Experience with fibre, CAT or coax cabling.
• Strong fault-finding and testing capabilities.
• Good understanding of WHS requirements.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Supervisory or QA experience is advantageous.
• Comfortable working at heights and in confined spaces.
• Current Australian driver’s licence preferred.

Responsibilities

• Single-strand and mass ribbon fusion splicing.
• Fibre cable preparation into ODFs and joint enclosures.
• Installation of fibre termination panels and ODFs.
• Dark fibre testing including OTDR, IL and CD/PMD.
• Network commissioning and planned cutovers.
• Fault finding across dark and live fibre networks.
• Cable hauling, patching and labelling.
• Quality assurance and maintaining as-built documentation.
• Project handovers.
• Supervising internal crews and subcontractors when required.

Skills

Fibre testing

Fault finding

Documentation

Team collaboration

WHS compliance

Leadership potential

Job description

True North Talent is seeking a Fibre Optic Technician to support the rollout and operation of a high‑performance Dark Fibre Network across Sydney. The role is field‑based, hands‑on, covering fibre installation, splicing, testing and fault finding.

The successful candidate will have experience in telecommunications, fibre or coax cabling, and strong fault‑finding skills, with a focus on safety and quality documentation; driver’s license preferred and Australia rights required.