Laurel, MD
18 days ago
Outside Plant (OSP) Technician - OCONUS
OCONUS Placements (Southwest & Central Asia; Pacific, Europe)QualificationsPrevious Overseas Experience highly preferredEducation: High School Diploma/GED or higherMinimum of three years of OSP Cable experienceOperate digger derricks, bucket trucks, personnel lifts, backhoes, and trenching equipment to provide on-demand maintenance supportFluent in the spoken and written English language, to include the usage of technical terms commonly used in information technology (IT), network routing and switching, telecommunications, IT maintenance, and technical control facilitiesSecret Security ClearanceResponsibilitiesPersonnel will provide Site Management, Infrastructure Operation and Maintenance (O&M) – Unified Communications, Inside Plant (ISP), Customer Service Telephone, Outside Plant (Cable) (OSP), Battery Maintenance, Cable Locates; Systems Management – Mission Server, Automation and Network Support, Cybersecurity, and Tier II Customer Support; Land Mobile Radio; and Configuration Management supportAll personnel will work an 12-hour workdaySupport customer telephone requirements that include responding to service requests, isolation and repair of telephone troublesProcess requests for all moves, adds, and changes requirements utilizing the TMSMaintain all network cabling infrastructure, network equipment, voice, video, data systems and ancillary equipment (servers, switches, call managers and routers)Maintain files for all completed work requestsMaintain, install, remove, and move all instruments, service lines, and LAN service associated with Administrative Telephone Services (ATS) and Information Technology ServicesInstall, remove, and move all connectors, terminators, and, if required, all unused cable including copper, coaxial, and fiber optic cable from the work area back to the point of demarcation for the installationInstall Wireless Network Access Points to support access to the installation infrastructureSupport emergency work requests within two (2) hours of oral or written notificationSupport modernization programs such as Network Modernizations-Continental United States (NETMOD-C), Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program (I3MP) (e.g. site surveys, data calls, etc.)Participate and provide technical support to engineering design reviews, technical working groups, Change Control Board (CCB) process/board, and miscellaneous meetings and briefingsProvide property accountability for all accountable telecommunication equipment using the standard Army accountability system for all O&M maintenance actionsProvide Remote Switching Unit (RSU) and communication room cleanup and cable managementSupport OSP Cable requirements to include all cables designated as Government communications cable, up to and including building entrance cable, through to the termination of service or as noted on the appropriate work orderInstall, de–install, maintain, repair, locate, and test multiple–conductor aerial, underground, and buried multi–purpose communications cable to include coaxial, fiber optics, and copper/conventional cableInstall, terminate, and test fiber optic, metallic or coaxial cables as requested on a Local Service RequestEnsure all cable termination specifications and tolerances are IAW Electronic Industry Association/Telecommunications Industry Association (EIA/TIA) and Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) standardsPerform inspection and maintenance on all associated telephone poles, manholes, handholds, outside terminals, pedestals, splice points, and bonding and grounding of termination pointsAudit and update butterfly drawings on all cables running through the telephone poles/pedestals/MH/HHInspect all maintenance holes for flooding and pump excess water as requiredReport any manhole safety hazards along with any defects associated with the manhole structures and covers and any manholes requiring structural repairTest back–up power (battery banks) IAW Defense Information Systems Agency Circular (DISAC) 350–195–2Perform operator–level maintenance IAW applicable Technical Manuals (TMs), AR 385–1, AR 750–1, DA PAM 750–8, and the Original Equipment Manufacturer specified maintenance proceduresReceive, process, coordinate, and complete all digging permits through Virginia Utility Protection ServiceLocate and mark all official Government cablesMaintain all supporting documentation for the cable locates performedPrepare and submit all necessary paperwork for obtaining digging permits and environmental clearancesComplete, maintain, and provide inspection reports up requestsPerform other duties as required
Confirm your E-mail: Send Email