Senior Network Cabling Technician

Peraton; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Network Cabling Technician to install, maintain, and upgrade structured cabling and network infrastructure supporting facilities and secure environments. This role collaborates with customers, project managers, engineers, network personnel, security staff, and other technical teams to identify requirements, resolve issues, and complete cabling projects safely and on schedule.

The position requires hands-on experience with fiber optics, CAT6/CAT6A, and copper cabling, as well

Qualifications

• 5 years relevant experience with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD, 9 years with a HS Diploma.
• Active Q/SCI
• Experience installing, terminating, testing, troubleshooting, and repairing structured cabling and network infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with fiber optic, CAT6/CAT6A, and coaxial cabling systems.
• Experience with fiber optic fusion splicing or demonstrated ability to support fusion-splicing activities.
• Ability to read and interpret telecommunications drawings, cable schedules, floor plans, technical specifications, and installation requirements.
• Experience using cable certification testers, fiber optic test equipment, OTDRs, power meters, light sources, and other telecommunications test instruments.
• Strong communication and customer-service skills with the ability to interact professionally with customers, end users, management, contractors, and technical personnel.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary technical team.
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments, meet project schedules, and respond effectively to changing operational requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, repair, modification, and upgrade activities across multiple DOE network infrastructures to maintain network reliability, security, availability, and operational continuity.
• Install, route, dress, terminate, label, test, troubleshoot, and certify cabling systems in accordance with applicable industry standards, technical specifications, engineering requirements, and project documentation.
• Perform fiber optic cable installation and termination activities and support fusion splicing operations for new network deployments, infrastructure expansion, troubleshooting, repairs, and system modifications.
• Utilize appropriate test equipment to verify cable performance and identify faults.
• Diagnose and resolve network connectivity, cabling, pathway, termination, and infrastructure issues.
• Troubleshoot copper and fiber optic cabling systems to identify failures, signal degradation, improper terminations, damaged cables, and other physical-layer issues.
• Perform cable pulls, pathway installation, cable management, rack and cabinet installation, patch-panel termination, equipment labeling, and related infrastructure activities.
• Conduct quality-control inspections and document test results, cable certifications, as-built information, deficiencies, repairs, and completed work.
• Maintain compliance with security procedures, access-control requirements, safety requirements, site-specific protocols, and established work practices while operating in secure and sensitive environments.
• Follow applicable electrical, telecommunications, structured cabling, firestopping, grounding, bonding, and workplace safety requirements.
• Support project planning, scheduling, material coordination, site surveys, work sequencing, and execution to ensure assigned activities are completed safely, efficiently, and on schedule.
• Assist with network infrastructure deployments, facility expansions, renovations, equipment moves, adds, changes, and decommissioning activities.

Skills

Structured cabling experience

Fiber optic experience

Strong communication

Customer service

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Reading telecom drawings

Education

BS/BA

MS/MA

HS Diploma

Tools

Fiber optic cabling

CAT6/CAT6A

Coaxial cabling

OTDRs

Cable certification testers

Power meters

Light sources

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Network Cabling Technician to install, maintain, and upgrade structured cabling and network infrastructure supporting facilities and secure environments. This role collaborates with customers, project managers, engineers, network personnel, security staff, and other technical teams to identify requirements, resolve issues, and complete cabling projects safely and on schedule.

The position requires hands-on experience with fiber optics, CAT6/CAT6A, and copper cabling, as well