Field Technician: Fiber & Network Installations

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Galesburg (IL)

On-site

USD 42,000 - 66,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Bluebird Fiber is seeking a Field Technician to join our network team in Galesburg, IL. The role involves installing, testing, and maintaining private line broadband and related equipment, coordinating new customer installations, and supporting wholesale and enterprise services across the BBF network.

You will document network changes, monitor alarms, participate in on-call rotations, and assist with restoration during outages.

Qualifications

Minimum of 1 year in telecommunications or equivalent technical training.
College or Technical degree preferred.
Experience with private line broadband installation and maintenance.
DS3/DS1 installation and maintenance experience.
SONET/DWDM installation and maintenance experience.
Test equipment proficiency (OTDR, OSA, DS1/3, Ethernet).

Responsibilities

Receive, monitor, analyze, and resolve network problems in a timely manner with minimal oversight.
Coordinate and perform new customer installations for wholesale, enterprise, and colocation customers.
Provide proper documentation of BBF’s network (Site Audits and Inventory Databases).
Provide installation, test and acceptance for nodes and collocations.
Support emergency restoration for aerial and buried fiber optic cable.
Provide 24x7 network coverage, including trouble tickets and alarm monitoring.
Adhere to rotational on-call schedule for dispatch as required.