Telecom Technician - O&M Specialist

North Slope Telecom, Inc; Anchorage (AK); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NorthSlopeTelecom,Inc. is hiring a Telecom Technician to join our Operations & Maintenance (O&M) teams supporting critical telecom infrastructure across the North Slope oilfield.

This hands-on field role covers support and maintenance of VoIP, wireless access points, microwave radio links, RF communications, and related systems in remote industrial environments. The right candidate will learn quickly, troubleshoot effectively, document clearly, and work safely as part of a small team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in telecommunications, IT, RF systems, or structured cabling.
• Familiarity with VLANs and network fundamentals (Layer2 vs Layer3 concepts).
• Basic routing/switching concepts and RF troubleshooting.
• Willingness to travel and live on-site during rotations in remote environments.
• Ability to read and redline telecom drawings.
• Must obtain climb and Rescue certification or have it in progress.

Responsabilités

• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot telecom systems including VoIP and two-way radios.
• Support wireless access points, structured cabling, switches and routers.
• Perform diagnostics, replace failed components, and conduct field repairs.
• Program radios and assist with microwave link tuning and validation.
• Carry out rooftop, manlift, platform work for inspections and access.
• Respond to O&M service tickets with reliability and problem solving.
• Maintain site visit reports, logs, redlines, and photos.
• Collaborate with engineers, project managers, and client personnel to resolve issues.
• Follow safety protocols, JSAs, and NSTI procedures.

Connaissances

5+ years experience

VLANs basics

Routing concepts

Wireless & RF troubleshooting

Radio programming knowledge

Read telecom drawings

Travel on rotation

Attention to detail

Climb & Rescue certification readiness

Outils

Motorola radios

Aviat radios

Spectrum analyzer

Anritsu sweep gear

Test equipment

Description du poste

PositionOverview

NorthSlopeTelecom,Inc.ishiringaTelecomTechniciantojoinourOperations&Maintenance(O&M)teamsupportingcriticaltelecommunicationsinfrastructureacrosstheNorthSlopeoilfield.Thispositionplaysakeyroleintheongoingoperation,troubleshooting,andmaintenanceofdiversetelecomsystemsacrossremoteandindustrialworksites.

TheselectedcandidatewillberesponsibleforsupportingandmaintainingsystemssuchasVoIP,wirelessaccesspoints,microwaveradiolinks,RFcommunications,andrelatedtelecomsystemsinsupportofoilfieldandindustrialoperations.

Thisisahands-onfieldrolerequiringamotivated,adaptabletechnicianwhoworkswellindependentlyandaspartofasmallteam.Successinthispositionwillrelyheavilyonthecandidate’sabilitytolearn,problem-solve,communicatewellwithothers,andmaintainapositiveandproactiveattitude.

KeyResponsibilities

• Operate,maintain,andtroubleshoottelecomsystemsincluding:
• VoIPsystems,two-wayradios,microwaveradios.
• Wirelessaccesspoints,structuredcabling,switches,androuters.
• Telecominfrastructuresupportingremoteoilfieldandindustrialoperations.
• Performdiagnostics,replacefailedcomponents,andezecutefield-levelrepairsorconfigurations.
• Conductradioprogramming(Motorola,Aviat,etc.)andassistwithmicrowavelinktuningandvalidation.
• Performrooftop,manlift,platform,andoccasionallighttowerworkforinspections,repairs,orsystemaccess.
• RespondtoO&Mserviceticketswithhighreliabilityandfield-levelproblemsolving.
• Maintainaccuratedocumentationincludingsitevisitreports,configurationlogs,redlines,andsitephotos.
• Workcloselywithengineers,projectmanagers,andclientpersonneltoresolvefield-leveltechnicalissues.
• Followallsafetyprotocols,jobsafetyassessments(JSAs),andNSTIworkprocedures.

Qualifications

• 5+yearsofexperienceintelecommunications,IT,RFsystems,orstructuredcabling.
• FamiliaritywithVLANsandnetworkfundamentals(Layer2vsLayer3concepts,trunkvsaccessports).
• Basicrouting/switchingconfigurationconcepts.
• WirelessandRFtroubleshooting.
• Basicknowledgeofradioprogramming,networktroubleshooting,structuredcabling,andmicrowavesystems.
• Abilitytoreadandredlinetelecomdrawings.
• Willingnesstotravel,liveonsiteduringrotationalschedules,andworkindependentlyinremoteenvironments.
• Strongattentiontodetail,documentationskills,andfollow-through.
• MustholdorbeabletoobtainavalidClimbandRescuecertification(lighttowerwork,manlift,rooftopplatformaccessrequired).

PreferredQualifications

• ClimbandRescuecertificationalreadyobtained.
• Hands-onexperiencewithspectrumanalyzers,Anritsusweepgear,orsimilartestequipment.
• Experiencewithfibersplicingandfiberoptictesting.
• FamiliaritywithMotorolaorAviatradiosystems.
• Prioroilfieldtelecom,O&M,orindustrialfieldexperience.

EEO/AAPStatement:

Itisthecompany’spolicytoselect,place,trainandpromotethemostqualifiedindividualsbaseduponrelevantfactorssuchasworkquality,attitude,andexperience,soastoprovideEqualEmploymentOpportunityforallemployeesincompliancewithapplicablelocal,stateandfederallawsandwithoutregardtonon-workrelatedfactorssuchasrace,color,religion/creed,sex,nationalorigin,age,disability,maritalstatus,veteranstatus,pregnancy,sexualorientation,genderidentity,orotherprotectedstatus.Whenapplicable,thecompany’spolicyofnon-discriminationappliestoalltermsandconditionsofemployment,includingbutnotlimitedto,recruiting,hiring,training,transfer,promotion,placement,layoff,compensation,termination,reductioninforce,andbenefits.Itisthecompany’sbusinessphilosophyandpracticetoprovidereasonableaccommodation,accordingtoapplicablestateandfederallaws,toallqualifiedindividualswithphysicalormentaldisabilities.