Senior Telecommunications Technician – Onsite Network & Fiber Lead

Entergy; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy in Louisiana is seeking a Senior Telecommunications Technician to independently plan and coordinate installation, configuration, networking, provisioning, and support of diverse telecom systems and network infrastructure.

The role involves hands-on work on circuits, fiber, microwave, and IP routing, with leadership responsibilities training teammates and responding to outages, all on-site at preferred locations Lake Charles, Jennings or Broussard.

Qualifications

• Experience planning and coordinating telecom tasks with general supervision.
• Installation, configuration, and maintenance of telecom network circuits and infrastructure.
• Troubleshooting outages and restoring service.
• Leading and training team members for safe, efficient operations.
• Experience with MPLS, Private Line Ethernet and related networking solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provision and maintain telecom network circuits, fault isolation & resolution.
• Install, troubleshoot, and repair telecom hardware and outages.
• Configure and support mesh networks and AMI/DA systems.
• Implement IP networking with ISIS/BGP/OSPF routing protocols.
• Operate advanced test equipment like OTDRs, RF meters and Ethernet testers.

Skills

Telco networking

IP routing ISIS/BGP/OSPF

Fiber optic splicing

Test equipment operation

Team supervision

Safety protocols

Tools

Ethernet Test Equipment

OTDRs

RF Power Meters

Microwave Radios

DWDM/SONET equipment

Job description

Entergy in Louisiana is seeking a Senior Telecommunications Technician to independently plan and coordinate installation, configuration, networking, provisioning, and support of diverse telecom systems and network infrastructure.

The role involves hands-on work on circuits, fiber, microwave, and IP routing, with leadership responsibilities training teammates and responding to outages, all on-site at preferred locations Lake Charles, Jennings or Broussard.