Fiber Optics Engineer at Alfred & Victoria Associates

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for customer premise installations, including racking, cabling, bonding and grounding.
• Coordinate fiber activities with other departments and the Manager of OSP construction
• Perform ring cuts on live fiber without affecting existing services.
• Perform fiber tests with OTDR’s, light source and meters.
• Terminate, splice, bonds/grounds and tests fiber optic equipment to division standards.
• Provide accurate equipment location, splicing and terminating records for the fiber database.
• Assist Construction/Engineering departments in accepting and turning up the fiber network.
• Perform installation of fiber optic equipment and patch and panels.
• Monitor, communicate and perform corrective actions to fix problems affecting any fiber or fiber related equipment.
• Install demarcation enclosures and other telecom equipment.
• Work a variety of schedules including normal duty and on call duty.

Education and Qualifications

• BSc / HND in Electrical Electronic/Computer engineering or other related Course.
• Independent problem solver combined with strong team orientation.
• 3+ years of technical experience in a telecommunications or network operations environment.
• Knowledgeable in cisco switching and routing configuration and troubleshooting
• Good understanding of telecommunication equipment operation
• Good experience of multi-vendor telecommunication equipment
• Must be well versed in modern fiber splicing techniques.
• OTDR, power meters, traffic identifiers, digital multimeters, cleavers, strippers, buffer tube splitters, cable ring tools, hand tools, toners, duct rodders, ladders, bucket trucks
• Ability to work under minimal supervision and apply technical expertise to evaluate problems and implementing the best solutions.
• Will be required to work night shifts and overtime when needed.