Skillbridge - Network Operations Technician

When you join Verizon

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What you’ll be doing...

This opportunity is for Military personnel who are current participants of the Department of DefenseSkillBridge Program.

You’ll be responsible for the installation, monitoring, testing and maintenance of telecommunications and associated electronic equipment both in technical facilities as well as on customer property. You will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of our fiber optic network to ensure a best in class customer experience.

• Assembling, installing, testing and turning up of high speed transport equipment such as Ciena 6500, Tellabs 7100, Fujitsu 9500, and other ROADM equipment.
• Installing Cisco routers and ethernet systems such as Overture and Ciena to provide ethernet services up to 1 GB.
• Conducting fiber locates, monitoring of construction activity, and working closely with outside plant engineering for planned construction and relocation.
• Performing fiber splicing and termination for new builds and restorations on multiple types of cable.
• Performing maintenance of new and existing circuits through troubleshooting and fault isolation techniques.
• Utilizing various types of test equipment to isolate and resolve customer circuit outages.
• Coordinating test, turn up, and acceptance of customers’ service with all local and remote groups.

Where you'll be working...

In this worksite-based role, you'll work onsite at a defined location(s)which is Columbus Metro Area as well as Southeastern Ohio.

Physical Requirements of the job may include, but are not limited to: climbing stairs and ladders, working from elevated areas, lifting and carrying objects weighing up to approximately 65 pounds, pushing, pulling, grasping, twisting/bending, and crawling, squatting, or kneeling in small spaces.

What we’re looking for...

You’re tech-savvy and well-versed in all thing’s telecommunications. Working independently suits you well. You’re also thorough, vigilant, and on top of the details - someone people count on to solve problems and to make sure they don’t happen in the first place.

You’ll need to have:

• This opportunity is for Military personnel who are current participants of the Department of DefenseSkillBridge Program.
• Bachelor’s degree or one or more years of work experience.
• Willingness to work on-call, rotating schedule (shifts) including nights, weekends, and holidays based on the needs of the business.
• Ability to perform physical requirements of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation.
• A valid driver's license.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• A degree or Telecommunications/Networking certification.
• Knowledge of Equipment, including, but not limited to, transmission equipment manufactured by Cisco, Siemens, Fujitsu, Alcatel, and Ciena.
• Experience in troubleshooting to support all transmission levels, DS1 – OC192 including Ethernet.
• Experience in telecom/wireless industry with recent technology.
• Knowledge of DC power as pertains to telecommunications systems
• Knowledge of electronics, electricity and transmission systems turn-up and test procedures, gained through technical training.
• Knowledge of SONET ring, DWDM and WDM fiber systems.
• Knowledge of Customer Premise Equipment installation and troubleshooting.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

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