Telecommunications Installation Technician

Contract (short term - 2 months) opportunity for a Telecommunications Installation Technician.

Onsite in Virginia Beach, Va area at a correctional facility servicing propriety tech products and systems. 

In this role, you will provide remedial repair, preventive maintenance, and system reliability services for telecom equipment.
 

Responsibilities will include:

• Replacing telephony hardware and network components, basic maintenance practices.   
• Pulling cable, mounting network devices, installing telephony hardware.   
• Escalating problems when appropriate.   
• Basic troubleshooting to include: defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions
• Assisting Technical Support departments with corrective action on deployed hardware and software; developing working knowledge of all operating standards, practices, and procedures.   

Qualifications:   

• High school diploma or equivalent. 
• 2+ years of experience in a similar telecommunications installation or similar role
• Must be customer centric with excellent communication skills
• Proficient with Telephony and Networking, inclusive of copper, CAT 5/6, and fiber optic wiring   
• Knowledge of wiring color code and fabrication of data cabling.   
• Experience with Android OS and iOS for connecting to wireless environments
• Ability and willingness to work the scheduled and/or unscheduled overtime work assignments and after-hours callouts.
• Valid driver’s license required