Field Technician

Veteran Firm Seeking OSP/ISP Field Technicians for Onsite Assignment in Washington, DC

My name is Stephen Hrutka. I manage a Veteran-owned consulting firm in Washington, DC, focused on strategic sourcing, supply chain management, and IT Staffing.

We seek to fill five (5) OSP/ISP Field Technician roles with the DC Government for the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO).

The ideal candidate is a DC resident with at least 1 year of experience in Outside Plant (OSP)/Inside Plant (ISP) operations. They should have at least 1 year of experience interpreting electrical architecture drawings following the National Electrical Code (NEC) and NFPA-70, per the applicable DCRA/DCMR regulations. Additionally, the candidate should be familiar with OSHA standards and EIA/TIA, ANSI, IEEE, and BICSI cabling standards.

If you’re interested, I'll gladly provide more details about the role and further discuss your qualifications.

Thanks,

Stephen M Hrutka

Principal Consultant

www.hruckus.com

Executive Summary: HRUCKUS seeks to hire an experienced Outside Plant/Inside Plant (OSP/ISP) Field Technician to perform compliance remediation at various job sites throughout the District. The Field Tech will have 1-5 years of experience, provide technical guidance for directing and monitoring information systems operations, and will design, build, and implement network systems.

While staff may do most of their work from 6 AM to 3 PM M—F, they will be expected to adjust their normal working hours to fit customer maintenance windows. Assignments will vary daily and weekly.

Position Description: The DC Government Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) seeks an experienced Outside Plant/Inside Plant (OSP/ISP) Field Technician to perform compliance remediation at various job sites throughout the District. The technician will provide general labor services to correct non-compliant network cabling and power installations. In addition to compliance remediation, the technician will install new network fixtures, migrate telecom equipment to the latest fixtures, and decommission old fixtures.

Position Duties Include:

• Break down, remove, and migrate existing telecommunication fixtures and electronics.
• Rack, ladder racking, and general fixture demolition and installation.
• Limited copper patch panel moves and transfers.
• Limited fiber patch panel moves and transfers.
• Grounding fixtures to telecom room bus bar.
• Fire-stopping treatments to new and legacy telecommunication cable entry points.
• Transport, lift, and deliver required supplies, tools, and fixtures to and from job sites.
• Fabricate mounts, hooks, braces, and other parts to build a reliable equipment and fixture setup.
• Technicians are required to have their own basic hand tools. Vehicles will NOT be provided, and no other direct costs (mileage, gas, and parking) will be billed to this contract.

Required Skills:

• Must have an OSP/ISP background. 3+ years of experience is required.
• Must read and understand OSP/ISP engineering work orders and architecture drawings.
• Must understand electrical architecture drawings (NEC-NFPA-70 Current Applicable Edition Per DCRA/DCMR).
• Must be able to install batteries and perform preventive maintenance on batteries.
• Ability to safely operate power tools such as hammer drills, band saws, reciprocating saws, etc.
• Ability to lift to 50 lbs.
• Ability and willingness to escalate issues to the team lead.
• Demonstrate ability to handle active telecommunication equipment and cabling to minimize customer disruptions.
• Require grounding, bonding, fire stopping, and duct plug certifications - Certified Electrical Bonding & Grounding Technician (CEBGT) or similar.
• Must have or can obtain certification and be proficient with fire-stopping duct plugging with various assemblies and applications (Code Requirements per NEC-NFPA-70).
• Must have or can obtain current certification and be proficient with bonding/grounding ICT/SCS infrastructures and pathways (ANSI-TIA 607-C Best Practices).
• Should be familiar with OSHA, EIA/TIA, ANSI, IEEE, and BICSI cabling standards.
• Comfortable working alone and unsupervised or as a team member.
• Must be able to install and remove cabinets, relay racks, ladder racking & channel troughs, wall-mounted cabinets, and backboards/hardware (ANSI-TIA #568-D.0.-D.4 and #569-D Best Practices).
• Must be proficient with terminals R-66, Krone, 110.
• Preferred but not required to have current certifications to include one or a combination of the following BICSI TECH and Level II Technician Certifications (TECH, INSTF, INSTC), Corning, and Bellcore.

Responsibilities:

1. Provides technical guidance for directing and monitoring information systems operations. Designs, builds, and implements network systems.

2. Directs compilation of records and reports concerning network operations and maintenance. Troubleshoots network performance issues. Analyzes network traffic and provides capacity planning solutions.

3. Monitors and responds to complex technical control facility hardware and software problems—interfaces with vendor support service groups to ensure proper escalation during outages or periods of degraded system performance.

4. Manages the purchase, testing, installation, and support of network communications, including Local Area Network (LAN)/Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)/ Wide Area Network (WAN) systems.

5. Performs system-level design and configuration of products, including determining hardware, OS, and other platform specifications.

6. Plans large-scale systems projects through vendor comparison and cost studies.

7. Performs various systems engineering tasks and activities that are broad and are concerned with major systems design, integration, and implementation, including personnel, hardware, software, budgetary, and support facilities and equipment.

8. Provides quality assurance review and evaluation of new and existing software products.

9. Aids and oversight for all information systems operations activities, including computer and telecommunications/communications operations, data entry, data control, LAN/MAN/WAN administration, operations support, operating systems programming, system security policy procedures, and web strategy and operations.

10. Provide input to policy-level discussions regarding standards and budget constraints.

11. Supervises all personnel engaged in the operation and support of network facilities, including all communications equipment on various platforms in large-scale or multi-shift operations.

12. Supervises complex operations that involve two or more additional functions such as, but not limited to, network operations, systems security, systems software support, and production support activities.

13. Monitors and responds to hardware, software, and network problems.

14. Provides the routine testing and analysis of all elements of the network facilities (including power, software, communications machinery, lines, modems, and terminals).

15. Utilizes software and hardware tools and identifies and diagnoses complex problems and factors affecting network performance.

16. Troubleshoots network systems when necessary and makes improvements to the network.

The target annual salary is $45,000.

Skills Matrix:

Skill | Required /Desired | Years of Experience

Must have OSP/ISP (Outside Plant/Inside Plant) background | Required | 1

Must be able to understand electrical architecture drawings (NEC-NFPA-70 Current Applicable Edition Per DCRA/DCMR) | Required | 1

Must be able to install batteries and perform preventive maintenance on batteries | Required | 1

Experience analyzing network traffic and providing capacity planning solutions | Required | 1

Ability to safely operate power tools such as hammer drills, band saws, reciprocating saws, etc. | Required | 1

Experience planning and configuring an enterprise network | Required | 1

Should be familiar with OSHA, EIA/TIA, ANSI, IEEE, and BICSI cabling standards | Required | 1

Must be able to install and remove cabinets, relay racks, ladder racking & channel trough, wall-mounted cabinets, and backboards/hardware (ANSI-TIA | Required | 1

Experience monitoring and responding to hardware, software, and network problems | Required | 1

High School Diploma or GED | Required