Field Service Technician

Optomi; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Optomi is seeking a highly experienced Senior Field Service Technician to support installations, deployments, troubleshooting, maintenance, and operational duties across telecom technologies in Raleigh and Eastern North Carolina.

The role involves traveling to customer sites from the Raleigh warehouse and coordinating equipment and materials for field projects, with substantial driving time and on-call responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of telecommunications field service experience.
• Experience with fiber optics, microwave systems, radio technologies, and data networking.
• Willingness to travel across Eastern North Carolina and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation.

Responsibilities

• Support installations, deployments, troubleshooting, maintenance and field operations.
• Report to Raleigh warehouse, collect equipment and transport to customer sites.
• Travel to customer sites with significant driving time.
• Perform field work and return to the warehouse after completed tasks.

Skills

Telecommunications field experience

Fiber optics

Microwave systems

Radio technologies

Data networking

Job description

About the Position / Current Initiatives: This is a replacement opening for a senior Field Service Technician with approximately 10 years of field experience, creating a significant knowledge gap within the organization. The manager is seeking a highly experienced and well-rounded telecommunications technician capable of supporting installations, deployments, troubleshooting, maintenance, and operational support activities across a variety of communication technologies.

The technician will support customers across Raleigh and Eastern North Carolina, covering locations such as Durham, Goldsboro, the Sandhills region, areas near the Virginia border, and locations approaching the North Carolina coast. Daily responsibilities typically include reporting to the Raleigh warehouse, collecting equipment and materials, traveling to customer sites, completing field work, and returning to the warehouse. Significant driving time should be expected.

Future hiring plans may include adding a junior technician, but the immediate focus is filling this experienced resource.

About the Team Structure + Culture:

• Approximately 15 Field Service Technicians based in Raleigh
• Additional technicians located in Wilmington, NC and Florence, SC
• Supports a larger regional Field Services organization
• Team members operate with a high degree of independence
• Strong customer support and service-oriented culture
• Schedule flexibility is utilized to ensure weekly coverage
• Organization invests heavily in technician training and prefers long-term retention

Likes:

• Experienced telecommunications technicians
• Candidates with broad technical backgrounds
• Independent, self-motivated field professionals
• Utility industry exposure
• Candidates comfortable with travel and on-call responsibilities

Dislikes:

• Limited field experience
• Candidates lacking telecommunications expertise
• Individuals unwilling to travel extensively
• Candidates not interested in on-call responsibilities
• Relocation-dependent candidates for a contract position

Qualifying/Screening Questions:

• How many years of telecommunications field service experience do you have?
• What experience do you have with fiber optics, microwave systems, radio technologies, and data networking?
• Can you describe your hands-on installation and deployment experience?
• Have you worked in utility environments or supported utility customers?
• Are you comfortable traveling throughout Eastern North Carolina, including locations up to two hours from Raleigh?
• Have you participated in a 24/7 on-call rotation before? What were your responsibilities?
• Tell me about a complex troubleshooting issue you solved in the field.
• Are you comfortable working independently with minimal supervision?
• Can you work a 4x10 schedule and respond to nighttime, weekend, and emergency callouts?
• Do you currently reside within a reasonable commuting distance of Raleigh, NC?