Network Analyst

Arlington County VA•Arlington, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Arlington County’s Department of Technology Services is seeking a Network Analyst to support the ConnectArlington Fiber Team. ConnectArlington is a County-owned fiber-optic network supporting government operations, public safety, schools, transportation, and other essential public services. The position supports the network’s operation, maintenance, expansion, troubleshooting, and emergency restoration, including fiber splicing, testing, documentation, construction inspection, and contractor oversight. It also coordinates fiber projects, cutovers, outages, and field activities and provides technical support and operational updates to County staff, contractors, customers, and leadership. The position is primarily in person, with limited remote work available with prior supervisor approval and subject to operational requirements and County telework policies. The primary work location is 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia, with regular travel to County facilities and field locations. Field work may take place at facilities, construction sites, roadways, utility corridors, and telecommunications infrastructure locations, subject to applicable safety requirements. The role requires availability for occasional evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday work for planned cutovers, construction, emergency restoration, and other service-impacting events. A complete application must include work-history responsibilities and responses to the supplemental questionnaire; a resume does not replace completing the application. A pre-employment criminal records background check will be conducted and may include criminal and driving records, education, professional licensure, and credit history. The applicant must possess, or obtain by appointment, a valid driver license and authorize Arlington County to obtain or provide an official driving record as required for County business driving. Applicants are not required to disclose sealed arrests, charges, or convictions in accordance with § 19.2-392.15. The selection process may include virtual and in-person interviews.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, or a related field; additional qualifying experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.
Considerable experience directly related to the design, implementation, and integration of local and wide-area network architectures.
Must possess, or obtain by the time of appointment, a valid driver license and authorize Arlington County to obtain or provide an official driving record as required for County business driving.
Submit a complete application with work-history responsibilities and required supplemental questionnaire responses; a resume does not replace completing the application.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting, maintaining, troubleshooting, or restoring outside-plant fiber-optic infrastructure, including single-mode fiber, splice closures, conduit, handholes, termination points, and fiber identification practices.
Experience coordinating or monitoring telecommunications contractors and field activities, with the ability to communicate technical information clearly to technical, nontechnical, and managerial audiences.
Advanced hands-on experience performing fusion splicing, OTDR testing, optical loss testing, and emergency restoration on operational outside-plant fiber networks.
Experience supporting municipal, utility, campus, public safety, transportation, or other large-scale fiber-optic networks, including construction inspection and contractor oversight.
An industry-recognized fiber-optic certification, such as FOA Certified Fiber Optic Technician (FOA CFOT), ETA International Fiber Optics Installer (FOI), or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

Support the operation, maintenance, expansion, troubleshooting, and emergency restoration of the ConnectArlington fiber-optic network, including fiber splicing, testing, termination, and repair.
Develop and maintain fiber splice documentation, network records, and fiber management system data.
Review construction plans and conduct field inspections to verify fiber and conduit routes, existing conditions, construction progress, and completed work.
Monitor contractors performing fiber construction, installation, splicing, testing, maintenance, and restoration activities.
Coordinate fiber projects, cutovers, outages, and other service-impacting work with County staff, contractors, utilities, and stakeholders.
Provide technical support and clear operational updates to field personnel, project teams, customers, and County leadership, including during after-hours and emergency activities.