What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Operations Technician position at NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company?
Join our team as a Hybrid Fiber / SCN / DAS Field Ops Tech in Tallahassee! Work with cutting-edge fiber optic and RF equipment, troubleshoot network issues, and perform critical maintenance across small cell and DAS networks.
No Visa or C2C candidates.
The Field Operations Technician will be responsible for installing, provisioning, testing, troubleshooting, splicing, and maintaining high-speed fiber optic transmission equipment and telecommunications circuits that support service delivery. The role also includes supporting the reactive and proactive maintenance of Small Cell / DAS Networks. Responsibilities include resolving Reactive Maintenance tickets, completing Preventative Maintenance, and performing Network Acceptance tasks.
What You’ll Be Doing :
Construction Manager (10% of time) :
- Work with Fiber Optic SONET, Ethernet, and SDH-related test equipment including OTDR, PMD, Optical Spectrum Analyzer, and BER Test.
- Conduct and validate all testing of network equipment to ensure adherence to company Fiber procedures and equipment manufacturers’ specifications.
- Collaborate with the Network Operations Center (NOC) for final acceptance and testing of newly installed equipment and rings.
- Perform validation of provisioning, alarm monitoring to the Network Management System (NMS), network switch protection, etc.
- Set up sniffers for network analysis.
- Perform site surveys of remote locations to ensure quality installation of racks, equipment, power plants, fiber cable, etc.
- Report defects to the Operations Manager or OSP Project Engineer.
- Label and tag all equipment and cabling per Network Engineering Diagrams.
SCN / DAS Operations (90% of time) :
Experience / Minimum Requirements :
What you didn’t know about us :
Competitive salary
Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
Short / Long Term Disability and Critical Care / Illness Protection
Life Insurance and Retirement Plans
Employee Assistance Program
With this position, you will get the opportunity to work with our game changing clients and further advance your already valuable experience in the telecom industry!
We are Connectors. We thrive on ‘quality over quantity’ and put in the work building strong relationships. We create connections, discover qualities, uncover skills, and place people with accuracy. We are your true partner!
We are Collaborators. You’ll be working with a wholly owned subsidiary of Kelly and part of the Kelly Telecom division. It allows us to be as nimble and fiercely competitive as a startup while having the backing of a multibillion dollar publicly traded company which has been in business for 75 years. With direct access to hiring managers, services don’t stop at standard recruiting processes. We use our expertise to improve your application skills and provide ongoing career support.
We give 24 / 7 Support . We are in this together. We provide around the clock availability, competitive employee benefits, and continuously check-in to make sure things are going smoothly. Check out our Glassdoor page!
Kelly Telecom is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, genetic information, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information click Equal Employment Opportunity is the law.
You should know : Your safety matters! Vaccination against COVID-19 may be a requirement for this job in compliance with current client and governmental policies. A recruiter will confirm and share more details with you during the interview process.
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