Advance Network Operations Technician

Verizon Communications • Seattle, WA

117d • $70,000 - $114,000

About The Position

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they're daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or one or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.
• Valid driver's license.
• Willingness to travel up to approximately 25% of the time.
• Ability to perform physical requirements of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation.
• Willingness to work on-call, rotating schedule (shifts) including nights, weekends, and holidays based on the needs of the business.

Nice To Haves

• A degree or Telecommunications/Networking certification.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills to support all transmission levels, DS1 - OC192 including Ethernet.
• Experience in the telecom/wireless industry with recent technology.
• Knowledge of equipment including transmission equipment manufactured by Cisco, Siemens, Fujitsu, Alcatel, and Ciena.
• Knowledge of electronics, electricity and transmission systems turn-up and test procedures, or related discipline, gained through technical training.
• Knowledge of SONET ring, DWDM and WDM fiber systems.
• Knowledge of basic Customer Premise Equipment installation and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Installation, monitoring, testing and maintenance of telecommunications and associated electronic equipment both in technical facilities and on customer property.
• Maintaining the integrity of the fiber optic network to ensure a best in class customer experience.
• Assembling, installing, testing and turning up of high speed transport equipment such as Ciena 6500, Tellabs 7100, Fujitsu 9500, and other ROADM equipment.
• Installing Cisco routers and ethernet systems such as Overture and Ciena to provide ethernet services up to 1 GB.
• Conducting fiber locates, monitoring of construction activity, and working closely with outside plant engineering for planned construction and relocation.
• Performing fiber splicing and termination for new builds and restorations on multiple types of cable.
• Performing maintenance of new and existing circuits through troubleshooting and fault isolation techniques.
• Utilizing various types of test equipment to isolate and resolve customer circuit outages.
• Coordinating test, turn up, and acceptance of customers' service with all local and remote groups.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance.
• Matched 401(k) savings plan.
• Stock incentive programs.
• Up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year.
• Parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance.
• Opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc.
• Up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Telecommunications
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree