Position Details

Salary $70K – $90K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience mid

Exp. Years 7+ years

Education Not specified

Category Networking & Telecom

About this role

This role involves installing and testing fiber optic and structured cabling systems for a defense contractor, leading installation teams and ensuring secure, reliable network infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Fiber optic and cable installation
Fiber testing and termination
Leading installation teams
Ensuring secure cabling infrastructure
Troubleshooting fiber and cable issues

Technical Overview

The position requires expertise in fiber optic installation, testing with OTDR, Ethernet termination, and structured cabling, supporting mission-critical network infrastructure.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced network technician with 7+ years in fiber optic and structured cabling installation, capable of leading installation teams and performing fiber testing and termination in a defense environment.

Must-Have Skills

CAT6 installationFiber Optic installationFiber terminationFiber testingCable pulling

Nice-to-Have Skills

OTDR testingFire stoppingCable dressingCable labelingTeam leadership

Tools & Platforms

Fluke testing equipmentOTDR testers

Required Skills

CAT6Fiber OpticStructured cable installationEthernet terminationFiber testingOTDR testingCable pullingFire stoppingCable dressingLabeling

Hard Skills

CAT6Fiber OpticStructured cable installationEthernet terminationFiber testingOTDR testingCable pullingFire stoppingCable dressingLabeling

Soft Skills

LeadershipTeamworkMentoringCollaborationTroubleshooting

Certifications

Required

U.S. CitizenshipDoD Secret clearance

Industry & Role

Industry Defense

Job Function Fiber optic and structured cabling installation and testing for defense networks

Role Subtype Field Technician

Tech Domains Cisco Networking, Networking / TCP-IP, Fiber Optic, Structured Cable

Clearance & Visa

Clearance Required U.S. Secret clearance

Visa Sponsorship No

Keywords for Your Resume

Network Installation Technicianfiber opticcable installationethernet terminationfiber testingOTDR testingcable pullingfire stoppingcable dressinglabelingteam leadershipon-siteUS citizenshipSecret clearancestructured cablingnetwork infrastructuretelecommunicationsfiber optic testingcable termination

Deal Breakers

No U.S. citizenship, Lack of Secret clearance, Less than 7 years experience, No fiber optic or structured cabling skills

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