Position Title: Network Field Operations Technician

Location: Troy, AL

Clearance Requirements: N/A

Position Status: Open

Pay Rate: $20 - $25/hr on W2

Position Description:

Do not need a technical degree, just experience dealing with power and knowing how to use a voltmeter and know about AC/DC power.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine grounds inspections and preventative maintenance on cell sites, fiber transport cabinet and building locations, and vehicles while complying with all safety standards.3.
• Identify and evaluate all hazards the network field operations technician is unable easily resolve, determine a course of action, and execute a resolution with supervisor’s or manager’s approval.
• Utilize test gear and approved procedures to integrate and repair cell site network hardware to include base stations, microwaves, tower lighting systems, battery backup systems, antenna systems, and Ethernet and T1 facilities with minimal or no oversight
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of applicable telecommunications technologies and all applicable TCP/IP cell site strategies.
• Possess a good working knowledge of applicable test equipment such as digital multi-meter, antenna and line sweep gear, spectrum analyzer, T1/Ethernet test set, power meters, and fiber scopes in order to effectively identify and repair issues and repair transport backbone and wireless infrastructure electronics.
• Demonstrate, explain, and clearly communicate troubleshooting techniques. Possess the ability to resolve complex network issues and outages.
• Exhibit the ability to work independently being highly productive and efficient while working individually or as a lead technician within a team. Create and assign work orders and supervise contractors to insure work is performed in accordance with acceptable C Spire standards and practices.
• Install Ethernet, VoIP, GPON, OC-n, and related services in the network. Properly splice and install connectors on fiber and terminate connectors on copper cable.
• Work closely with the NOCC and other departments to operate and maintain the fiber and wireless networks and improve network accessibility and survivability.
• Work with the supervisor and manager to schedule all maintenance and service impacting work with the NOCC.
• Work with Optimization Engineering to resolve degradations in voice or data performance to insure dropped calls, blocked calls, data throughput, and availability benchmarks are met.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-year technical degree with emphasis in electronics required. Minimum 2 years’ experience in telecommunications preferred.
• Equivalent military training or experience may be substituted.
• Aptitude to learn specialized software applications specific to the job responsibilities with the ability to identify and troubleshoot connectivity issues and software application errors required.
• Knowledge of the following technologies, equipment, and platforms is desired: Nokia or Ericsson CDMA/EVDO/LTE; 7705 and SP210 routers; OMP, RMT, 5620 SAM, MTX, Vortex, OSS; Fujitsu 9500,
• Juniper 7200; Nokia 7210 NID; RFC2544 and Y.1564 circuit testing standards.

About Seneca Resources:

Seneca Resources is a client driven provider of strategic Information Technology consulting services and Workforce Solutions to government and industry. Seneca Resources is a leading IT services provider with offices in Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Texas that service clients throughout the United States.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workplace.