Field Fiber Technician — Splicing, Testing & DC Builds

TEKsystems; Plain City (OH); Presencial; USD 47.000 - 55.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Pre-tax and Roth post-tax decisions

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

PTO / Vacation / Sick Leave

Descripción de la vacante

TEKsystems in Plain City, OH is seeking a Field Fiber Technician for hands-on construction, testing, and turn-up of long-haul fiber networks and data-center links. This contract-to-hire role focuses on underground installations, fiber splicing, and ensuring contractor quality and safety on live builds.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of fiber experience, performs OTDR testing, and can read engineering drawings and route maps. Domestic travel and a valid driver's license are required.

Formación

• 3+ years of fiber optic experience in OSP construction, splicing, testing, or telecommunications infrastructure.
• Experience supporting underground fiber network deployments.
• Proficiency with fusion splicing and fiber termination techniques.
• Experience performing OTDR and fiber certification testing.
• Ability to read fiber route maps, splice packages, engineering drawings, and network documentation.
• Knowledge of long-haul, backbone, transport, dark fiber, or carrier network environments.
• Experience working in active construction environments.
• Ability to travel as required and perform field-based work.
• Valid driver's license and ability to operate company vehicles.

Responsabilidades

• Support construction and deployment of long-haul, backbone, transport, and dark fiber networks.
• Perform and oversee underground fiber installations including conduit systems, vaults, handholes, manholes, directional boring, trenching, and cable placement.
• Monitor contractor performance and ensure compliance with engineering drawings, specifications, quality standards, and safety requirements.
• Verify fiber route construction, material installation, and restoration activities.
• Review construction drawings, splice diagrams, route maps, and permit documentation.
• Conduct field inspections and ensure accurate as-built documentation, redlines, and project closeout packages. Fiber Splicing, Testing & troubleshooting
• Perform and oversee fusion splicing, ribbon splicing, fiber terminations, and splice enclosure installations.
• Conduct OTDR, OLTS, Optical Power Meter, VFL, continuity, and fiber certification testing.
• Analyze OTDR traces to identify splice loss, reflective events, damaged fibers, excessive attenuation, and network impairments.
• Troubleshoot fiber outages and perform emergency restoration activities.
• Verify fiber integrity, continuity, polarity, labeling, and documentation prior to network acceptance.
• Maintain testing records, certification reports, and turnover packages.
• Data Center & ISP Infrastructure
• Support data center to data center connectivity projects.
• Install and terminate single-mode and multi-mode fiber optic cabling within data center environments.
• Build out and maintain MDF and IDF rooms.
• Perform rack-and-stack activities including cabinets, fiber shelves, patch panels, cable management systems, and cross-connect infrastructure.
• Install and test structured cabling systems supporting transport, carrier, and network equipment.
• Coordinate turn-up and testing activities with network operations, carriers, and customer teams.
• Support cage buildouts, meet-me-room connectivity, and carrier interconnection infrastructure.

Conocimientos

Fiber optic experience

OTDR testing

Fusion splicing

Underground fiber deployment

Ability to travel

Read engineering drawings

Herramientas

AutoCAD

GIS

3GIS

Descripción del empleo

TEKsystems in Plain City, OH is seeking a Field Fiber Technician for hands-on construction, testing, and turn-up of long-haul fiber networks and data-center links. This contract-to-hire role focuses on underground installations, fiber splicing, and ensuring contractor quality and safety on live builds.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of fiber experience, performs OTDR testing, and can read engineering drawings and route maps. Domestic travel and a valid driver's license are required.