OSP Lead

Overview

Abacus Technology is seeking an OSP Lead to oversee a team providing outside plant support for Fort Johnson. This is a full-time position.

Responsibilities

• Install, test, troubleshoot, program, maintain, and repair digital switching equipment, attendant consoles, power and ringing relay racks, miscellaneous telephone, radio, fire alarms, intrusion alarms, and computer data circuits and related apparatus required in the central switching office.
• Analyze system failures and other unusual system occurrences to isolate the source of the problem and determine whether the failure is caused by software, hardware, or other factors.
• Maintain manual and/or computerized central office records, including detail records, traffic analysis records, cable records, line records, subscriber service records, and spare parts inventories.

Qualifications

6+ years experience providing outside plant. Must be BICSI Technician certified. Training in OSHA Confined Space, Basic Bucket Truck Operations, Ladder Safety, Aerial and Scissor Lift Safety, GPS Training, Cable Locator, and Ground Penetrating Radar. Experience installing, maintaining, and repairing OSP cable systems to include O&M of copper, coaxial, and fiber optic cabling (aerial, buried, direct buried, and underground), protected terminals, grounding systems, manhole and conduit systems, connectors, and distribution frames as well as, terminating, splicing, locating, marking, testing, tagging, and cross-connecting cable pair. Must be well versed in BICSI rules, regulations, and standards. Experience developing layout and design for outside plant infrastructure systems. Strong knowledge of OSHA safety regulations and industry standards and practices regarding the installation and maintenance of outside plant infrastructure. Must be a US citizen and hold a current Secret clearance.

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled