Cabling Technician

We are hiring a cleared Cabling Technician to support Outside Plant (OSP) cabling for a U.S. Army NEC in Ft. Huachuca, Az.

The Cabling Technician will play a pivotal role in ensuring the robustness of the Army NEC's OSP telecommunications and network infrastructure. This role requires a hands-on professional who can oversee and maintain the extensive OSP cabling system, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Cabling Management: Install, move, maintain, and remove various types of cables, including copper, coaxial, underground buried, aerial, and fiber optic cable and transmission systems equipment.
2. Restoration Services: Swiftly address and restore transmission services, focusing on critical circuits such as safety and security.
3. Equipment Mastery: Efficiently manage and maintain a range of testing equipment, ensuring their optimal performance for various cable types.
4. Infrastructure Maintenance: Oversee the upkeep and repair of various infrastructural components like pedestals and maintenance holes, ensuring they are free of defects and external hazards.
5. Documentation: Maintain accurate butterfly drawings, identifying all cabling types, and ensure all records associated with cable locates are updated.
6. Site Extensions: Manage the extension of the main telecommunications backbone, including additional communication points and local loop extensions.
7. Circuit Support: Oversee the cabling distribution for various circuits including SIPR, NIPR, DSN, VTC, and VOIP/VoSIP.
8. Audits: Conduct comprehensive audits of the existing cable plant, ensuring all documentation is accurate and up-to-date.
9. Site Surveys: Assess work requests through detailed site surveys, determining the availability of facilities and equipment, and providing cost and completion estimates.

• Bachelor’s degree coupled with 3 years of hands-on experience in cabling. (An additional 2 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.)
• Active certifications: BICSI Installer II (copper) and BICSI Installer II (Fiber).
• Valid license to operate heavy machinery, such as digger derricks, bucket trucks, backhoes, and trenching equipment.
• Familiarity with regulatory guidance, such as USAISEC.
• Must possess an active DoD Secret clearance.

Desired Experience:

• Previous experience at an Army NEC or with U.S. military systems.

The Outside Plant Cabling Technician position at the Army NEC demands a professional who is meticulous, hands-on, and understands the importance of maintaining a reliable and efficient cabling infrastructure. If you have the expertise, dedication, and drive to oversee and improve our outside telecommunications systems, we encourage you to apply and contribute to our mission of ensuring seamless communication within the Army NEC.