Fiber & Transport Network Technician | OTDR

GCS Recruitment; Union City (NJ); On-site; USD 54,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment seeks a Network Technician / Fiber Engineer in Union City, NJ to support and maintain fiber optic and telecommunications infrastructure. The role involves hands-on troubleshooting, testing, installation, maintenance, and service restoration across transport and IP networks.

You will handle fiber transport, Ethernet, SONET and IP technologies, perform preventive maintenance, update logs, and help with outages.

Qualifications

• Hands-on role involving troubleshooting, testing, installation, maintenance, and service restoration across transport and IP networks.
• Experience with fiber optic infrastructure and telecom networks is preferred.
• Familiarity with OTDR testing and optical transport technologies.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and maintain fiber optic and telecom network equipment.
• Perform network testing, installation, provisioning, and maintenance activities.
• Support fiber transport, Ethernet, SONET, and IP network technologies.
• Assist with network restoration and outage response.
• Perform preventive maintenance on network and critical infrastructure equipment.
• Maintain inventory, tools, test equipment, and related documentation.
• Update maintenance records, work logs, and trouble tickets.

Skills

Network Troubleshooting

Fiber Optics

OTDR Testing

Ethernet / SONET / IP Networking

Network Maintenance

Optical Transport

Job description

Job Description

Seeking a Network Technician / Fiber Engineer to support and maintain fiber optic and telecommunications network infrastructure. This is a hands-on role involving network troubleshooting, fiber testing, equipment installation, maintenance, and service restoration activities across transport and IP network environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and maintain fiber optic and telecom network equipment.
• Perform network testing, installation, provisioning, and maintenance activities.
• Support fiber transport, Ethernet, SONET, and IP network technologies.
• Assist with network restoration and outage response.
• Perform preventive maintenance on network and critical infrastructure equipment.
• Maintain inventory, tools, test equipment, and related documentation.
• Update maintenance records, work logs, and trouble tickets.

Preferred Background

• Network Technician
• Telecommunications Technician
• Telecom Technician
• Fiber Optic Technician
• Fiber Engineer
• Optical Network Technician
• OSP Technician
• Transport Technician

Preferred Skills

• Fiber Optics
• OTDR Testing
• Fiber Troubleshooting
• Telecom Networks
• Ethernet / SONET / IP Networking
• Network Maintenance
• Optical Transport
• OSP Infrastructure

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.