Fiber Network Technician

Location: Atlanta, GA, us

Company Description

Beyond Consulting Solutions uses a team of highly experienced and certified professionals to provide program, project and data management consulting, with additional specialty services within other scientific areas (i.e. IT consulting, Technical writing, etc.). Our goal is to give our clients a competitive advantage through improved project practices and expert consultation that drive performance and operational efficiency. Our flexible combination of project management and other consulting services is tailored to meet the individual needs of our client's organization.

Job Description

Fiber network technician needed for client (a major leader in multinational technology companies). Technicians install new cable lines and also perform maintenance on existing cables, including evaluation tests and repairing old or malfunctioning cables. Technicians cut and splice fiber optic cables, locate problem areas and perform other repairs as needed. 

The role will combine physical infrastructure and device installation, logical network configuration, troubleshooting skills, and project management fundamentals to coordinate activities and planning of deployment service providers. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while being able to manage multiple concurrent projects.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications

• A high school diploma, or equivalent, is the minimum education needed

• Ability to lift heavy equipment, climb poles and crawl into small spaces. 

• General knowledge of electrical processes and familiarity with the equipment and tools used in the field. 

• Basic level of comfort interacting with customers, as well as employees of other companies who may be on the same project, is also expected.

• 1-5 years of experience performing network deployment projects.

• Experience with physical infrastructure (i.e. power, ISP and OSP fiber optics, etc), network device configuration and initial turn-up and troubleshooting.

Preferred qualifications

• Applicable industry certifications (e.g. CFOT, CCIE, JNCIE, PMP, etc.) 

• Experience working in a network installation vendor or telecommunications carrier environment.

• Hands on experience with fiber optic test equipment such as OTDR, OSA, BERT and/or other network analysis tools.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Problem solving skills.

• Must be capable of working with minimal direct supervision and have strong prioritization, interpersonal and self-initiative skills.