Senior Fiber Technician (Data Center Environment)

UNICON•New Albany, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

UNICON International is seeking a highly experienced Senior Fiber Technician to support a large-scale, mission-critical data center connectivity project. This opportunity is ideal for a seasoned fiber professional with extensive hands-on experience in fiber-optic infrastructure, splicing, advanced testing, circuit auditing, connectivity verification, and complex troubleshooting. The Senior Fiber Technician will independently perform and troubleshoot complex fiber activities, validate completed work, assist with escalated connectivity issues, and provide technical guidance to less-experienced technicians while ensuring project safety, quality, and documentation standards are consistently maintained.

Requirements

10+ years of relevant experience
10 years working directly in a Data Center environment
Extensive hands-on experience with fiber optics, telecommunications, structured cabling, or mission-critical infrastructure
Strong fiber installation, termination, and splicing experience
Advanced fiber testing and troubleshooting capabilities
Extensive experience using OTDR, optical power meters/light sources, VFLs, fiber scopes, or comparable testing equipment
Experience performing circuit audits and end-to-end connectivity verification
Ability to independently interpret testing results and diagnose complex fiber failures
Strong knowledge of single-mode and multi-mode fiber
Structured cabling and ISP/OSP experience
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, fiber plans, splice maps, cable schedules, port maps, and technical documentation
Strong attention to safety, quality, workmanship, and documentation
Steel-toed safety boots are required on the first day of employment and must be worn in accordance with site safety requirements.

Nice To Haves

Data center, telecommunications carrier, large-scale construction, or mission-critical infrastructure experience preferred
Previous technical leadership, journeyman, foreman, lead, or mentoring experience is a plus
OSHA 10, BICSI, ETA, FOA, or related certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

Independently install, pull, route, dress, organize, and label fiber-optic and copper cabling
Perform precision fiber termination and splicing activities
Perform advanced fiber testing and end-to-end connectivity verification
Conduct circuit auditing and validation against port maps and project documentation
Clean and inspect fiber connectors and end faces
Utilize OTDR, optical power meters/light sources, VFLs, fiber scopes, EXFO, Viavi, Fluke, and comparable testing equipment
Interpret OTDR traces, light-level readings, and other fiber testing results
Diagnose complex physical-layer and fiber connectivity failures
Identify high loss, breaks, reflections, contamination, polarity issues, damaged connectors, incorrect routing, and other fiber faults
Trace fiber and independently troubleshoot end-to-end circuit connectivity
Correct identified fiber/connectivity issues and perform required retesting
Work with single-mode and multi-mode fiber and applicable connector types
Support rack, patch-panel, pathway, structured cabling, and cable-management activities
Read and interpret blueprints, fiber plans, splice maps, cable schedules, port maps, and work instructions
Validate completed installations and testing against project quality requirements
Maintain accurate testing results, corrective-action records, and project documentation
Assist with escalated technical and connectivity issues
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Associate and Fiber Technicians
Help maintain project safety, quality, productivity, and schedule expectations
Follow and reinforce all safety, PPE, ESD, quality, and site requirements