Network Optical Technician

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Job description

RIGHTECH is a leading nationwide provider of technical staffing services, and we are currently seeking qualified candidates for a 100% Travel Network Optical Technician position. Candidate must be home based out of Dallas, TX or Atlanta, GA.

Job Title: Network Optical Technician

Location: Atlanta, GA or Dallas, TX

Duration: 6 months + contract to hire

Start Date: 9/23/2024

Job Description:

Job Summary: The Optical Network Technician is a technician responsible for the installation, provisioning, and monitoring of equipment and circuits associated with Packet-Optical Platform product lines. Candidates who have experience installing and provisioning Ciena 6500, Waveserver, or edge equipment

Responsibilities:

Technical responsibilities include working with a team to install, test, turn-up, and provision various pieces of Ciena electronic equipment and cabling systems in support of customers in the MSO, cable, telephone, data center and communications industry.

This role will require traveling across the United States installing optical network equipment is core network facilities and access network customer premise facilities.

Essential Job Functions:

Complete packet optical platform equipment installation activities with team (rack and stack).

Complete structured cabling activities with team (single-mode and multi-mode fiber, AC power cords, and twisted pair cabling).

Complete secondary DC power cabling with team: fuse panel (FAP) to equipment within rack.

Reading and implementing designs/EDP's (Engineering Design Packages), blueprints, rack elevations (facials), and wire lists.

When necessary, creating wire lists and bill of materials (BOM) for minor installation materials.

Communicating with customer, on-site ops, and project management team to coordinate and plan installation activities daily progress updates.

Troubleshooting connectivity issues involving rack equipment, optical fiber circuits, power, and twisted pair connections.

Cleaning, scoping, testing, and certifying fiber circuits includes use of OTDR and Fiber Characterization test equipment (EXFO and Viavi)

Labeling all fibers and cables (P-touch, Brady LabelMark software, LAT labels, Dymo, etc.).

Documentation of complete install and test results.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities:

Detailed knowledge of fiber transport systems, and all associated equipment. Ciena 3928, 5130, 8140, and 8114 , and other Ciena equipment installation knowledge is a plus but not required.

Detailed knowledge of fiber optic cabling, unshielded twisted pair cable assemblies and proper installation of each structured cabling.

Detailed knowledge of secondary DC Power - connecting rack electronics to fuse panels (FAPS), crimping and terminating lugs/terminals, installing fuses (GMT type), turn-up circuits.

Computer skills Email, Excel, Word, Outlook, Visio, LabelMark. Ciena FAST software experience is a plus but not required.

Communication skills ability of clearly communicating with Project Managers, Construction Managers, customers, and peers.

General hand-tool usage, crimping on connectors (RJ45), combing cables, cleaning fiber optic connectors, heat shrinking DC cable-lugs/reducers, etc.

Knowledge of set-up, utilization, and exporting results of OTDR and/or Fiber Characterization testing (EXFO and Viavi testing experience a plus).

Qualifications & Skills:

2+ years installing & provisioning optical transport equipment/systems.

2+ years field technical installation and cabling experience.

2+ years working with documentation on technical jobs (JCR, SOW, MOP creation, BOM creation, etc.)

Prefer candidates with prior experience working on Ciena packet-optical product platforms (3928, 5130, 8114, 8140, 6500) or equivalent (Nokia/Cisco/etc).

Required PPE:

Required Tools:

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