Network Technician Field Operations

Uniti•Savannah, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Uniti’s Network Technicians support field operations by providing technical expertise and customer support while connecting homeowners, small businesses, enterprise customers, and carrier partners. The role performs installation, maintenance, and repair of network systems and equipment, as well as testing, troubleshooting, and fixed wireless work. This is an onsite position for a candidate located in Savannah, Georgia, or the surrounding area. The position reports to the Network Infrastructure Local Manager and is safety sensitive. Assigned schedules may include day, evening, weekend, and holiday hours, standby and on-call coverage, and after-hours callouts. The role works both indoors and outdoors and involves extensive standing, walking, climbing, bending, crouching, pushing, pulling, carrying, reaching, and lifting. Work may include driving a company van, working aloft, and exposure to cold, heat, dampness, heights, vibration, dust, fumes, and skin or lung irritants.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in a technical discipline and 2–3 years of technical/telephony experience; or 4 or more years of directly related telephony experience; or an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience.
Ability to understand CLR/DLR and engineering job packs.
Ability to perform OTDR tests and understand the results.
Basic technology and math skills.
Valid driver’s license and safe driving record.
Ability to distinguish colors used in color-coded cable.
Ability to use equipment with a maximum load capacity of 275 pounds.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work aloft.
Ability to successfully complete required safety training.
Ability to work assigned schedules and extended hours, including day, evening, weekend, and holiday hours, and respond to after-hours callouts.
Ability to complete battery and generator testing.
Knowledge of DS1/DS3 installation, testing, and troubleshooting.
Knowledge of analog transport installation, testing, and troubleshooting.
Knowledge of SONET OC3/12/48 installation, testing, and troubleshooting.
Knowledge of WDM/CWDM/DWDM installation, testing, and troubleshooting.
Knowledge of EWSD programming, troubleshooting, and translations.
Fiber training and previous central-office training.
Experience with transport equipment including Tellabs (AFC) DLC, Zhone AccessNode DLC, Calix C7 DLC/DSLAM, Calix E7, OfficeSuite, Lucent DSLAM, Hatteras HN4000, Optelian WDM/CWDM/DWDM, Adtran TA3000/TA5000, Adtran 1148/1248 DSLAM, Adtran 2820 multiplexer, Adtran 5000, Juniper M10/M170, Alcatel DML 3 X 50 Rockwell, Alcatel 7470, Fujitsu 2400 TRIB, Fujitsu 150, WideBank DCS, or Turin.
Experience with test equipment including T-COM, T-Bird, Acterna 2310, Viavi 6000 GigE test set, Viavi 580 ONX test set, Viavi Smart OTDR, or Midtronics battery test set.

Nice To Haves

Certifications or training directly related to the position.
Two-year technical degree in computers or electronics, or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

Perform routine installation, maintenance, and repair of voice, data, network, transport, and video equipment.
Complete post-installation tests for call-processing functionality and AMA testing.
Coordinate central-office and network equipment work, card/SFP insertions, translations, fiber cross-connects, and inside-wiring activities.
Perform OTDR tests and interpret the results.
Perform fixed wireless installation and maintenance.
Safely operate and keep the company service vehicle clean and organized.
Work in both indoor and outdoor environments.
Provide standby and on-call coverage and respond to after-hours callouts.
Maintain central offices and remote sites, including routine and preventative maintenance.
Complete required safety training and follow applicable safety standards and regulations.
Complete battery and generator testing.
Work assigned schedules, including extended hours and day, evening, weekend, and holiday hours.