Senior Telecom Network Operations Technician

Verizon Communications; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a field telecommunications technician to install, monitor, test, and maintain telecom equipment at technical facilities and customer sites in Phoenix. You will preserve fiber network integrity and enable high-quality customer experiences.

Responsibilities include turning up ROADM gear, configuring routers, coordinating with outside plant engineering, performing fiber splicing, and troubleshooting circuits. 40-hour weeks, onsite location, and travel up to 25% are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or one or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Willingness to travel up to approximately 25% of the time.
• Ability to perform physical requirements of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation.
• Willingness to work on-call, rotating schedule (shifts) including nights, weekends, and holidays based on the needs of the business.
• Knowledge of equipment including transmission equipment manufactured by Cisco, Siemens, Fujitsu, Alcatel, and Ciena.

Responsibilities

• Assembling, installing, testing and turning up of high speed transport equipment such as Ciena 6500, Tellabs 7100, Fujitsu 9500, and other ROADM equipment.
• Installing Cisco routers and ethernet systems such as Overture and Ciena to provide ethernet services up to 1 GB.
• Conducting fiber locates, monitoring of construction activity, and working closely with outside plant engineering for planned construction and relocation.
• Performing fiber splicing and termination for new builds and restorations on multiple types of cable.
• Performing maintenance of new and existing circuits through troubleshooting and fault isolation techniques.
• Utilizing various types of test equipment to isolate and resolve customer circuit outages.
• Coordinating test, turn up, and acceptance of customers’ service with all local and remote groups.

Skills

Bachelor degree/experience

Valid driver’s license

Travel up to 25%

Physical requirements

On-call shift readiness

Networking equipment knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Verizon is seeking a field telecommunications technician to install, monitor, test, and maintain telecom equipment at technical facilities and customer sites in Phoenix. You will preserve fiber network integrity and enable high-quality customer experiences.

Responsibilities include turning up ROADM gear, configuring routers, coordinating with outside plant engineering, performing fiber splicing, and troubleshooting circuits. 40-hour weeks, onsite location, and travel up to 25% are required.