Field Technician III - Ashburn, VA

A Field Technician III position is primarily responsible for performing duties associated with hands on functions within the telecommunications industry. They will be proficient in the troubleshooting and maintenance of various types of equipment noted. They will have a strong technical, mechanical and electrical background and be familiar and proficient around all major manufacturers of transport equipment, high voltage electrical systems, DC power plant as well as knowledge of critical infrastructure, ISP/OSP and all associated test systems to include optical, electrical and power testing equipment associated with the telecommunications Industry. They will proficiently install, test or turn up a variety of telecommunications equipment including SONET, TDM, DWDM, IP or Ethernet based equipment with limited supervision from the team lead or manager.They also troubleshoot and handle maintenance of various types of equipment noted.

The assigned shift may vary based on needs of the business and typically includes an "On-Call" shift rotation.

***Please note that this role will be based out of our office location in Ashburn, VA and working in the field. Our ideal candidate will reside within 1 hour of the Ashburn, VA area.

Responsibilities:

• A Field Technician III will perform a variety of functions with moderate to severe complexity based on the need of their assigned geographic area.They operate under minimal to no supervision.

• Participate in or lead conference calls or meetings related to projects and processes.

• Perform a wide spectrum of complex assignments requiring alternative analysis, innovation, and judgement, while demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills.

• Perform installation and installation commissionings, troubleshooting, and handling of optical transmission systems with guidance from leadership.

• Perform OTDR, Ethernet, BER, and SONET acceptance testing.

• Complete installation, decommissioning, and troubleshooting problems of network and customer services.

• Provide preliminary site surveys for building entrance construction requirements and equipment space availability.

• Responsible for preventable and demand maintenance of the network, critical infrastructure (commonly referred to as facilities), and materials management.

• Ownership for understanding, learning, and executing our industry's "best practice standards" for installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and safekeeping of the network.

• Act as a subject matter expert in our systems and applications.

• Able to reasonably work within the company's systems and applications to complete work.

• Responsible for installation, labeling, cleaning, and testing of fiber optic patch cords.

• Sometimes assigned to outside plant network in a given market, including metro and long haul fibers.

• Proactively seek and identify potential network problems and report these issues before becoming service affecting events.This includes action to resolve issues identified during routine preventative maintenance conducted during defined timelines.

• Responsible to meet documented objectives and goals as business needs define.

• Participate in on-call schedule rotation 24/7/365, dispatch, and overtime.

• Work occasional long shifts with overnight travel as necessary.

• Write routine reports, fill out documentation such as site surveys and audit reports as well as effectively communicate with customers, management, peers, and contractors, as well as other members of the organization.

• Resolve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations as use deductive reasoning skills to improve the customer experience and network performance.

• Use written communication effectively with internal and external peers on a daily basis to work towards common goals.Resolve minor conflicts with industry peers, internal peers or customers without management intervention being necessary.

• Conduct a daily inspection of company issued vehicle to ensure it is in a safe operating condition.

• Follow all personal safety policies and procedures.

• Maintain eligibility to operate a company issued vehicle per our policy.This includes possession of a state issued driver's license.

• Read and interpret documents such as OSHA/Company safety rules, MSDS, MOP's, process and procedure documents as well as vendor documentation related to equipment owned by the company.

• Regularly lift and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

• Inspect cabinets, buried cable, construction sites, and other facilities outdoor in various environments, weather conditions, temperatures, exposed to local flora and fauna.

• Assist other employees with tasks as needed.

• Effectively operate in both team and individual environments.

• Act as a coach, able to provide guidance to others, assign work, and evaluate the general team performance as well as determine root cause analysis.

• Participate in forums or cross-functional teams to contribute to the development of process or policy.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Minimum of four (4) years Telecom Field experience: installing, testing or turning up a variety of telecommunications equipment including SONET, TDM, DWDM, IP or Ethernet based equipment required

  • OTDR experience preferred

  • DC Power experience preferred

• Up to 1G, 10G, 100G, 400G

  • Circuit testing experience preferred

  • RFC2544, RFC6349 Truespeed, iPerf, Y.1564 preferred

• Experience with

  • Optical Power Meter

  • Digital Multi-meter

  • Fiber Identifier

  • Fiber Scope

• Ability to reasonably work within the company's systems and applications to complete work

• Ability to regularly lift and move objects weighing up to 75 pounds.

• Ability to pass MVR check, to maintain eligibility to operate a company issued vehicle per our policy (no more than 2 moving violations within the past 3 years); this includes possession of a state-issued driver's license for the state in which you live

• Ability to have and maintain proper legal identification and support background check requirements

  • Real ID, a plus

  • Security clearance, a plus

• Basic telecom and/or industry safety training

• Effectively operate in both team and individual environments.

• Use written communication effectively with internal and external peers on a daily basis to work towards common goals. Resolve minor conflicts with industry peers, internal peers or customers without management intervention being necessary

• Follow all personal safety policies and procedures

• Read and interpret documents such as OSHA/Company safety rules, MSDS, MOP's, CLR/DLR, process and procedure documents as well as vendor documentation

Estimated base pay range for this role is $23.41 - $36.00 USD / hour

*Shift Differential Pay Available: Eligible non-exempt, U.S.-based roles receive additional pay for evening and overnight hours, based on role and shift assignment, in accordance with company policy.