Telecommunications Technician

Position: Telecommunications Technician

Location: Harrisonburg, VA / Woodstock, VA region

Duration: 12-month contract with annual extensions

Pay Range: $22/hr - $35/hr

Overview:

As a Telecommunications Technician, you will apply your knowledge of all areas of telecommunications and perform maintenance on telecommunications equipment. Your duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Respond to system and service outages
• Installation and wiring of routers, switches, and firewalls, along with coordinating with multiple groups for configuration and troubleshooting
• Terminate copper and fiber cabling as needed to support network turnups and upgrades
• Physically connect to live DC power plant systems
• Effectively identify and utilize the proper resources to develop solutions and devise new approaches to problems encountered in work assignments
• Work on various other telecommunication systems and tasks when required by leadership

Qualifications:

• 2+ years supporting telecommunications networks
• Working knowledge of fiber circuits, MPLS, and other LAN/WAN data circuits
• Skilled in the termination and troubleshooting of various cabling types to include fiber
• Knowledge of fiber terminations, data circuits, 48V and 135Vdc power plants
• Experience with DC plant systems, LAN and wireless testing, fiber optic test equipment, and various cabling types
• Familiarity with cable identification, terminating cables, and Channel Banks
• Experience racking and stacking routers and switches