Cable and Plant Technician

Trace Systems Inc.; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Trace Systems Inc. seeks an experienced Cable and Plant Technician to support the USMTM CITS contract in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role covers installation, testing, and documentation of structured cabling and passive infrastructure, ensuring compliance with government standards.

The position requires a US Secret clearance, US citizenship, and 5+ years in structured cabling. Travel, site coordination, and security-aware work are essential aspects of the job.

Qualifications

• Active, in-scope US Government issued Secret clearance.
• US Citizenship is required.
• Five or more years of structured cabling or cable-plant experience.
• Hands-on experience installing, terminating, testing, and troubleshooting copper and fiber cabling.
• Experience using cable-certification and fiber-test equipment and reading drawings.
• Knowledge of structured cabling standards, spaces, racks, pathways, grounding, labeling, and QC.
• Ability to relocate to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Responsibilities

• Install, terminate, test, certify, maintain, and troubleshoot cabling.
• Maintain racks, patch panels, grounding, and related infrastructure.
• Perform fiber fusion, splicing, testing, and fault isolation.
• Use test tools and conduct measurements on networks.
• Ensure installations meet government requirements and standards.
• Create and update telecom drawings and as-built records.
• Coordinate with network, systems, and facility teams during installs.
• Support office moves, expansions, and infrastructure modernization.
• Maintain accountability for tools, equipment, and supplies.
• Adhere to safety and secure-facility requirements.

Skills

Structured cabling

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Coordination with teams

Reading telecom drawings

Education

Associate's degree in Telecommunications or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Cable-certification tools

OTDRs

Fiber-test equipment

Job description

Job Responsibilities

Trace Systems is seeking an experienced Cable and Plant Technician to support the USMTM CITS contract in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Network Support Technician installs, maintains, tests, documents, inspects, and restores structured cabling, fiber optic, copper, telecommunications rooms, racks, pathways, and other passive communications infrastructure supporting secure data, voice, and video services.

• Install, terminate, test, certify, maintain, and troubleshoot copper and fiber optic telecommunications cabling.
• Install and maintain racks, patch panels, fiber distribution panels, cable managers, ladder racks, grounding, outlets, and related infrastructure.
• Perform fiber fusion and mechanical splicing, connector termination, cleaning, inspection, testing, and fault isolation.
• Use cable analyzers, OTDRs, optical power meters, multimeters, splicing equipment, and other industry‑standard test tools.
• Maintain Red and Black signal‑distribution systems and ensure installations meet Government requirements, BICSI practices, labeling standards, and approved specifications.
• Inspect infrastructure, correct discrepancies when practical, initiate work orders, and maintain inspection and continuity records.
• Troubleshoot physical‑layer issues affecting network, voice, VTC, and mission communications services.
• Coordinate outside‑plant work, local subcontractors, facility expansion, office reconfiguration, construction activities, and installation schedules.
• Create and update AutoCAD drawings, field markups, as‑built records, rack elevations, cable schedules, circuit inventories, pathways, and telecommunications‑room documentation.
• Coordinate with Network, Voice, VTC, Systems, Cybersecurity, facility personnel, and Government representatives during installations and restorations.
• Support office moves, network extensions, technology refresh, infrastructure modernization, surveys, inspections, audits, and technical assessments.
• Maintain accountability for tools, test equipment, materials, Government-furnished equipment, and consumable supplies.
• Comply with safety, host‑nation, access‑control, environmental, Red/Black separation, and secure‑facility requirements.
• Support preventive maintenance, trouble calls, emergency restoration, and after‑hours or on‑call response.

Job Overview

Job Title: Cable and Plant Technician

Job Location: Al Nakhla, Saudi Arabia

Job Responsibilities

Trace Systems is seeking an experienced Cable and Plant Technician to support the USMTM CITS contract in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Network Support Technician installs, maintains, tests, documents, inspects, and restores structured cabling, fiber optic, copper, telecommunications rooms, racks, pathways, and other passive communications infrastructure supporting secure data, voice, and video services.

• Install, terminate, test, certify, maintain, and troubleshoot copper and fiber optic telecommunications cabling.
• Install and maintain racks, patch panels, fiber distribution panels, cable managers, ladder racks, grounding, outlets, and related infrastructure.
• Perform fiber fusion and mechanical splicing, connector termination, cleaning, inspection, testing, and fault isolation.
• Use cable analyzers, OTDRs, optical power meters, multimeters, splicing equipment, and other industry‑standard test tools.
• Maintain Red and Black signal‑distribution systems and ensure installations meet Government requirements, BICSI practices, labeling standards, and approved specifications.
• Inspect infrastructure, correct discrepancies when practical, initiate work orders, and maintain inspection and continuity records.
• Troubleshoot physical‑layer issues affecting network, voice, VTC, and mission communications services.
• Coordinate outside‑plant work, local subcontractors, facility expansion, office reconfiguration, construction activities, and installation schedules.
• Create and update AutoCAD drawings, field markups, as‑built records, rack elevations, cable schedules, circuit inventories, pathways, and telecommunications‑room documentation.
• Coordinate with Network, Voice, VTC, Systems, Cybersecurity, facility personnel, and Government representatives during installations and restorations.
• Support office moves, network extensions, technology refresh, infrastructure modernization, surveys, inspections, audits, and technical assessments.
• Maintain accountability for tools, test equipment, materials, Government-furnished equipment, and consumable supplies.
• Comply with safety, host‑nation, access‑control, environmental, Red/Black separation, and secure‑facility requirements.
• Support preventive maintenance, trouble calls, emergency restoration, and after‑hours or on‑call response.

Minimum Qualifications

• Active, in‑scope US Government issued Secret clearance.
• Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements: US Citizenship is required.
• Five (5) or more years of structured cabling, telecommunications infrastructure, or cable‑plant experience.
• Hands‑on experience installing, terminating, testing, and troubleshooting copper and fiber optic cabling.
• Experience using cable‑certification and fiber‑test equipment and reading or updating telecommunications drawings.
• Working knowledge of structured cabling standards, spaces, racks, pathways, grounding, labeling, and quality control.
• Ability to work independently and coordinate with technical teams, facility personnel, and subcontractors.
• Strong documentation, safety, communication, and quality‑control skills.
• Ability to relocate to Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Desired Qualification

• BICSI Installer 2 Copper, Installer 2 Optical Fiber, Technician, or RCDD certification.
• Experience with AutoCAD, as‑built drawings, secure facilities, Red/Black separation, and outside‑plant coordination.
• Experience supporting DoD, Army, CENTCOM, USARCENT, or other federal telecommunications infrastructure.
• OSHA 30 or comparable construction‑safety training.
• Prior overseas, contingency, military communications, or construction‑support experience.

Education

• Associate's degree in Telecommunications, Electronics, Information Technology, Construction Technology, or a related field; equivalent military training and experience may substitute.

Trace Systems

Trace Systems, headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, was founded to support and defend our nation's security interests at home and abroad– whenever and wherever. We provide cybersecurity, intelligence, communications, networking and information technology services, systems, and solutions to the United States Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and Department of Homeland Security.

Trace Systems is an Equal Opportunity and Aff?