Field Technician II

Required Qualifications

• Associate’s degree (A.A) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school and 2 to 5 years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Builds productive internal and external working relationships
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
• Knowledge of data center and POP infrastructure, including experience or deep understanding of OSP, ISP, interfacility cabling, fiber and copper distribution, AC/DC power systems, environmental controls, and relay rack/cabinet/cage construction.
• Familiarity with installing and maintaining a wide variety of telecom/network equipment, including DWDMs, backbone and management routers, IP switches, as well as all optical and digital infrastructure.
• Understanding of splicing, and an understanding of how to maintain and operate within a manhole, vault, or handhole environment.
• Knowledge of telecommunications testing equipment from microscopes and source and power meters to OTDRs and experience testing across all SONET and Ethernet bandwidths.
• Knowledge of telecommunications testing standards and procedures from length, wire-mapping, and bit error rate to power, delay, loss, reflectance and dispersion.
• Knowledge of state and local regulatory standards, procedures, and permitting requirements.
• Ability to work effectively with local exchange carrier (LEC) and other telecom service provider technicians, building landlords, electricians, construction operators, and non-technical end users.
• Ability to work independently, diagnose problems and take appropriate action with minimal supervision.
• Experience with spreadsheets, workflow and project management applications, and administrative software applications.
• Understanding of how to use a Tier-1 ITSM platform