Job description:
***Long Term contract positions with occasional Midwest travel (Minnesota, Ohio, Indiana, etc.) but primarily Chicago-based.
MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE
1. Central Office (CO) Experience
This is the #1 requirement.
- Former Central Office Technicians
- Central Office Installation Technicians
- Lumen, CenturyLink, AT&T, Verizon, Frontier, Windstream, Consolidated, etc. CO backgrounds
- Experience working inside telecom central offices, wire centers, switching facilities
2. DC Power Experience (48V)
Should have experience with:
- -48V DC power systems
- Power disconnects
- Telecom power infrastructure
- Equipment shutdown procedures
- Power removal and decommissioning work
3. Fiber / Equipment Decommissioning
Should be comfortable with:
- Fiber grooming
- Circuit migrations
- Equipment turn downs
- Site exits
- Telecom equipment removal
- Fiber tracing and testing
- Working around live networks
4. Strong Telecom Network Knowledge
Should understand most of the following:
- DWDM
- SONET
- Ethernet
- Routers
- Switches
- Transport networks
- Telecom infrastructure (Understanding how the network operates, not just pulling cable)