Fiber Optic Network Tech - Field Installations + Housing

Diamond Communications; Eagle (ID); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Vacation days

Personal days

Floating holidays

Paid holidays

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Diamond Communications seeks a Fiber Optic Network Technician to install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair fiber optic and IP-based telecom infrastructure in field and office settings. You will work on inside/outside plant fiber, Cat5e/Cat6 cabling, OTDRs, and network equipment, with emphasis on quality, safety, and customer satisfaction.

The role involves project coordination, documentation, and occasional travel to parks for site work.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical cert or equivalent work experience.
• Experience installing, terminating, testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining fiber optic infrastructure.
• Experience with Cat5e/Cat6 structured cabling and inside/outside plant construction.
• Experience deploying or supporting managed WiFi solutions and enterprise networks.
• Strong TCP/IP networking knowledge, switching, routing, VLANs, and PoE.
• Ability to read construction drawings and specifications.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Install, terminate, splice, test, maintain, and troubleshoot fiber optic infrastructure.
• Test fiber optics using OTDRs, power meters, and splicers.
• Install and troubleshoot Cat5e/Cat6 cabling systems.
• Coordinate project scheduling, stakeholder communications, and logistics.
• Support managed WiFi deployments and enterprise networking.
• Read diagrams and maintain site documentation and redlines.

Skills

Fiber install

Testing

Troubleshooting

IP networking

Structured cabling

VLANs

PoE

Reading drawings

Microsoft Office

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Tools

Cisco Meraki

Cisco

Aruba

Ruckus

Juniper Mist

Ubiquiti

Extreme Networks

Job description

Diamond Communications seeks a Fiber Optic Network Technician to install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair fiber optic and IP-based telecom infrastructure in field and office settings. You will work on inside/outside plant fiber, Cat5e/Cat6 cabling, OTDRs, and network equipment, with emphasis on quality, safety, and customer satisfaction.

The role involves project coordination, documentation, and occasional travel to parks for site work.