SDH / TDM / SONET Field Technician

About the Role

We’re seeking experienced SDH/SONET/TDM technicians to support large-scale decommissioning work. In this role, you’ll audit, power down, and decommission legacy telecom equipment while maintaining accurate status updates and asset recovery documentation.

What You’ll Do

• Audit, decommission, and power down SDH/SONET/TDM devices onsite
• Use IT tools to identify and locate assigned network equipment
• Locally connect to equipment (as needed) to perform service checks (training/work instructions provided)
• Perform power clamp readings and safely power off telecom devices (DC/AC power awareness)
• Complete circuit-level onsite audits and report findings to the project coordinator
• Recover old wiring per job pack instructions
• Label/tag assets for recovery per client requirements and provide detailed status updates
• Follow all applicable Quality, Health & Safety, Environmental, and Information Security policies
• Support reasonable additional tasks within your ability as project needs evolve

Required Skills & Experience

• Hands-on understanding of SDH, SONET, and TDM
• Experience with deployment, migration, and decommissioning projects (large scale preferred)
• Circuit auditing skills at equipment and inventory levels
• Understanding of telecom power (DC/AC)
• Comfortable working with large volumes of data and reporting tools
• Strong communication skills (able to work across levels)
• Ability to travel to client sites as required
• Must be permitted to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

Preferred Equipment Exposure (Nice to Have)

• Alcatel Lucent: BWM, TDM10G, DACS, DMX
• Nortel TN Series
• Fujitsu Flashwave
• Marconi SMA Series
• Cisco ONS15454
• ADVA FSP