GIS & CAD Specialist

Skyline Technology Solutions, LLC•Glen Burnie, MD

3d•$80,000 - $95,000

About The Position

The GIS / Fiber Asset Management & CAD Specialist is a critical technical role responsible for accurate documentation, management, analysis, and design support of fiber-optic network assets. This position serves as the backbone of our customers’ network intelligence, ensuring that every strand of fiber, splice point, and termination panel is accurately recorded, spatially referenced, and accessible. Beyond asset management, this role provides essential CAD and design support to Outside Plant Engineers, translating engineering intent into construction-ready drawings and accurate permanent records. The data and drawings maintained and produced by this role directly impact network reliability, emergency response time, construction execution quality, and the long-term strategic value of a customer’s fiber infrastructure investment.

Requirements

GIS Platform Operations – 2+ years
CAD Production (AutoCAD or MicroStation) – 2+ years
Fiber Optic Network Documentation or Asset Management – 1-3 years (plus)
OSP/Telecom – 1-3 years
Ability to create, edit, and manage feature classes, attribute tables, and spatial relationships within ArcGIS or equivalent platform
Experience importing, exporting, and translating data between GIS formats including shapefiles, geodatabases, KMZ/KML, and CAD formats
Proficiency in AutoCAD Map 3D and/or MicroStation for 2D technical drawing production
Ability to read, interpret, and accurately redline construction drawings, route maps, and engineering plans
Understanding of Outside Plant fiber optic network components
Understanding of fiber asset data modeling concepts including cable records, splice records, circuit routing, and strand assignment

Nice To Haves

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Civil Engineering Technology, Information Technology, or a related technical field (preferred)
Esri Technical Certification
Autodesk Certified User
Esri Enterprise GIS Certification
Fiber Testing (OTDR/Power Meter) – Preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Manage and maintain fiber optic network asset records across enterprise asset management platforms and GIS environments, ensuring strand-level accuracy and data integrity across all active network records
Create, update, and translate field redline as-built construction plans into accurate CAD and GIS representations serving as the permanent record of the fiber network
Develop and produce construction-ready CAD drawings, including fiber optic route plans, plan-and profile drawings, splicing schematics, and termination assignments in support of Engineering and Project teams
Provide direct CAD and GIS production support to Engineers during active fiber design, permitting, and construction projects
Service as the subject matter expert on fiber asset location, strand availability, and network topology in support of field crews, engineers, project managers, and customers
Analyze and process OTDR fiber test results
Support emergency fiber break/fix response by rapidly delivering accurate asset data and fault location intelligence to field crews and NOC personnel to minimize network restoration time
Gather, process, and integrate PGS field data for all fiber network assets
Perform quality control reviews of CAD deliverables and GIS asset records to verify compliance with company CAD standards and customer specifications