Senior Maintenance Technician – FTTH & Network Excellence

Optimum; Greenwood (MS); On-site; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum is seeking a Maintenance Tech III to repair and maintain fiber and coaxial transport and distribution services for residential and business customers. You will support headend electronics and critical infrastructure, troubleshoot end-to-end from the headend to customer devices, and assist with service installation to meet customer needs.

The role requires supervising and mentoring lower-level technicians, with responsibilities spanning preventive maintenance, testing, and collaboration

Qualifications

• Experience troubleshooting telecom networks from headend to customer devices.
• Strong maintenance and preventive maintenance skills.
• Ability to mentor junior technicians and support installation tasks.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair transport, trunk, and distribution networks from the headend to customer devices.
• Maintain unity gain of the network and perform FCC-required tests.
• Mentor junior techs and conduct training as needed.
• Coordinate with Design, Construction, NOC/ROC to resolve escalated issues.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Maintenance

Fiber optics

Coaxial cabling

Headend electronics

Tools

Test equipment

Network tools

Job description

Optimum is seeking a Maintenance Tech III to repair and maintain fiber and coaxial transport and distribution services for residential and business customers. You will support headend electronics and critical infrastructure, troubleshoot end-to-end from the headend to customer devices, and assist with service installation to meet customer needs.

The role requires supervising and mentoring lower-level technicians, with responsibilities spanning preventive maintenance, testing, and collaboration