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Cable Technician

 

Scope	The Cable Technician’s primary responsibilities include the installation of fiber optic cables, terminating all fiber optic connectors and installing cable in a manner consistent with Army regulations and customer requirements.
General Duties	The Cable Technician will be required to: • Perform site surveys, installation of fiber optic cables and fiber optic equipment with the appropriate fiber optic terminators • Carry out day to day processes such within the communications infrastructure to include the pulling, testing, toning, labeling, troubleshooting, and repairing inside and outside plant wiring • Locate and connecting underground communication utilities • Review and update facility drawings • Participate in planning meetings with other units and other duties as required • Utilize broad background in communication electronics and cabling infrastructure in order to fulfill various communication requirements • Provide inside/outside cabling installations, install new lines and repair existing DSN phone lines and LAN lines using various media including but not limited to single and multi-mode fiber optic cable, CAT5e, CAT5 and RG59 • Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications	• Active Secret clearance • High School diploma, or equivalent • Must be willing to travel/deploy extensively, sometimes to hazardous duty areas to include South West Asia (SWA) • At least 3 years experience working as a cable technician • Extensive knowledge of inside and outside cable plant infrastructure, engineering, installation, and testing Ability to work with minimal supervision • Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information • Must meet overseas medical deployment qualifications
Desired Qualifications	• Technical training equivalent to a technical Associate degree • Excellent customer service skills and demeanor • Demonstrated self-starter and demonstrated ability to independently resolve problems • Ability to perform effectively in a fast paced environment with short timelines • Ability to maintain a professional and courteous manner in difficult situations • Ability to maintain high quality work to manage multiple critical projects • Ability to perform and participate in a team oriented environment • Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of customers

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