Director of Network Operations

Stimulus Technologies; Henderson (NV); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Stimulus Technologies seeks a Director of Network Operations to own the live network, fiber and wireless plant, and the NOC across our broadband markets. You will lead Field Managers, Network Engineers, and the Network Administrator, with hybrid work and occasional travel within the Stimulus footprint.

Responsibilities include overseeing fiber access and wireless operations, network implementation and acceptance, incident and outage management, plant integrity, and site operations to ensure

Responsibilities

• Run fiber access operations: install, maintain, and escalate issues on OLT, PON, splitters, ONT management, optical budget, and FTTH escalation.
• Run wireless operations: install, maintain, and escalate issues on AP/sector platform, network-side FWA configuration, and deep-stack FWA escalation.
• Own network implementation and acceptance: turn-up, IP assignment, routing, onboard NMS, inventory, backups, circuits, burn-in, and Release to Production standards.
• Own the NOC posture: 24×7 surveillance, event correlation, incident command, outage declaration, notifications and ETR, incident dispatch, on-call, change calendar, post-incident loop, and SLA reporting.
• Own damage prevention and locates: 811 ticket management, locate execution, damage investigation, claims recovery, and records feedback.
• Own and develop standards for plant acceptance and integrity gate: as-built verification, inspection, sampling plan, defect tracking, and contractor workmanship.
• Run tower and site operations: maintenance and outage, tower climbing, antenna/work, site power, generators.

Job description

Director of Network Operations

ISP Services

About Us

Stimulus Technologies is a leader in technology services dedicated to bridging the digital divide in underserved communities. With operations across California, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, and Oregon, we deliver high-speed, reliable connectivity that transforms lives and businesses. We are a turnkey technology company providing Managed IT Services, VoIP, CyberSecurity, and high-speed Wireless Internet and fiber through Stimulus Broadband.

Position Overview

The Director of Network Operations owns the live network and the plant under it. Department scope covers core, transport, and service-edge operations; fiber access; wireless plant; the NOC; network implementation and acceptance; outside plant; damage prevention and locates; plant acceptance and integrity; and tower and site operations. That list is the scope of the work, not the org chart under this seat.

The role covers all Stimulus Broadband markets — California, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, and Oregon — on fixed wireless, fiber-to-the-home, and fiber-to-the-business. This seat owns customer installation for fiber or wireless, the plant-defect path, acceptance, and maintenance of the fiber and wireless network. Day-to-day oversight of Field Managers for each market, Network Engineers, and Network Administrator. This role reports to the VP of Broadband Services.

Some Network Operations seats are already filled; others still need to be hired. You will inherit part of the team and build out the rest to match the work. This role is hybrid with occasional travel, it is expected that the successful candidate will work fully remote with occasional travel throughout the Stimulus footprint. You must live within Stimulus’s five-state footprint (California, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, and Oregon). Adjacent states may be considered for the right candidate.

What You'll Be Doing

• Run fiber access operations: install, maintain, and escalates issues on the OLT, PON, splitters, network-side ONT management, optical budget, and deep-stack FTTH escalation.
• Run wireless operations: install, maintain, and escalates issues on the AP and sector platform, network-side FWA configuration, and deep-stack FWA escalation.
• Own network implementation and acceptance: turn-up and commission across all technologies; assign IP; configure routing; onboard NMS, inventory, and backups; provision circuits; burn in; develop standards for and certify Release to Production; onboard acquired networks the same way.
• Own the NOC posture: 24×7 surveillance, event correlation and alarm hygiene, incident command, outage declaration, notification and ETR, incident dispatch, on-call, the change calendar and gate, the post-incident loop, and performance and SLA reporting.
• Own damage prevention and locates: 811 ticket management, locate execution and mark quality, damage investigation, claims recovery, and records feedback.
• Own and develop standards for the plant acceptance and integrity gate: as-built and records verification, physical spot inspection and a sampling plan, defect punch and remediation tracking, and contractor workmanship performance on plant.
• Run tower and site operations through maintenance and outage: tower climbing, antenna and radio work, wireless site maintenance and alignment, structural, site power, generators,