Description
Job Description:
Job Description
Primary Responsibilities
- Installation of category 5e, 6, and 6A cabling and SM/MM fiber optic cabling
- Installation of cabling pathways and telecom room infrastructure including j-hooks, ladder, racks, cabinets, and wall fields.
- Labeling and documenting cabling and pathways
- Performing certification testing on Fiber and Copper Cables
- Managing cable plant supplies and inventory
- Troubleshooting of category, copper, and fiber optic cabling
- Termination of copper cables including 110 and 66M
- Cross connect of circuits on fiber optic cables
- Adhere to OSHA, NASA, Company, and customer safety requirements.
- Testing and troubleshooting of fiber optic cables to include the use of power meters and optical time domain reflectometers
- Termination of fiber optic cabling using fusion splice pigtails and Unicam connectors
- Completing site surveys
- Creating cable plant designs and documentation for installation by others
- Monitoring and responding to online ticketing system for work orders and incidents
- Working with subcontractors and providing materials and support for larger projects
- Update cable plant documentation in an online system
Basic Qualifications
- Advanced troubleshooting skills
- Ability to interpret construction drawings and specifications
- Ability to identify different colors and telecom color codes
- Communication skills with the ability to successfully collaborate with other members of the team
- Ability to work flexible hours, i.e., weekends or late afternoons and evenings.
- Lifting of heavy objects of up to 50 pounds
- Ability to maintain a Public Trust
- 5+ years of inside and outside cable plant experience working with fiber optic, copper, and category cabling.
- 2 yrs. managing other technicians
Certifications / Training:
- BICSI Technician (Tech) Certification
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiar with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio
- Ability to become Asbestos Class III certified for working in ceiling spaced that contain asbestos containing materials (ACM); no abatement.
- Fundamental knowledge of voice, video, data, and wireless network technologies (e.g., LAN/WAN, Wireless, VoIP, Physical security, Video conferencing)
- Knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and its applications in the telecommunications field.
- Knowledge of TIA industry standard cabling standards and BICSI best practices
- Experience with fiber optic cable fusion-splicing techniques
Pay Range:
Pay Range - -The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 45,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.
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Commitment to Diversity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
