DCNet Field Tech - Entry

Position Title & Code: (DCNet) Field Tech Entry

Location: Washington DC

Short Description:

15 years of experience. Provides technical guidance for directing and monitoring information systems operations. Designs builds and implements network systems.

Complete Description:

DC Government Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) seeks an experienced outside plant/Inside plant (OSP/ISP) field technician to preform compliance remediation at various job sites throughout the District. The technician will provide general labor services to correct noncompliant network cabling and power installations. In addition to compliance remediation the technician will be responsible for installation of new network fixtures migration of telecom equipment to the new fixtures and decommission of old fixtures. While staff may be doing majority of their work from 63PM MF; staff will be expected to adjust their normal working hours to fit maintenance windows for customers. Assignments will vary on a daily and weekly basis.

Example tasks required for this position are but not limited to the following:

• Breakdown 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
• Fabricating mounts hooks braces and other parts as needed to build a reliable equipment and fixture setup
• Technicians are required to have their own basic hand tools. Vehicles will NOT be provided and there will be no other direct costs (mileage gas and parking) billed to this contract.

Required Skills:

• Collaboration with various internal departments including development and operations to ensure software application environment supports internal needs relating to functionality and performance.
• Must have OSP/ISP background. 3 years of experience is required.
• Must be able to read and understand OSP/ISP engineering work orders and architecture drawings.
• Must be able understand electrical architecture drawings (NECNFPA70 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 up to 50 lbs.
• Ability and willingness to escalate issues to team lead
• Demonstrate ability to take care in handling active telecommunication equipment and cabling to minimize disruptions to customers
• Require grounding bonding fire stopping and duct plug certifications Certified Electrical Bonding & Grounding Technician (CEBGT) or similar
• Must have or have ability to obtain certification and be proficient with firestopping duct plugging with various assemblies and applications (Code Requirements per NECNFPA70)
• Must have or have ability to obtain current certification and be proficient with bonding/grounding ICT/SCS infrastructures and pathways (ANSITIA 607C 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 trough wallmounted cabinets and back boards/hardware (ANSITIA #568D.0.D.4 and #569D Best Practices).
• Must be proficient with terminals R66 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 systemlevel design and configuration of products including determination of hardware OS and other platform specifications.
6. Plans largescale systems projects through vendor comparison and cost studies.
7. Performs a variety of systems engineering tasks and activities that are broad in nature and are concerned with major systems design integration and implementation including personnel hardware software budgetary and support facilities and/or equipment.
8. Provides quality assurance review and the evaluation of new and existing software products.
9. Provides assistance and oversight for all information systems operations activities including computer and telecommunications/communications operations data entry data control LAN/MAN/WAN administration and operations support operating systems programming system security policy procedures and/or web strategy and operations.
10. Provides 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 multishift 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.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements:
Bachelors degree in Information

Skill Assessment: (Please include the years of experience last used and brief description on skills below information is to be submitted along with the resume)

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount of Experience

Years Used

Short Brief Description

Project

Must have OSP/ISP (Outside Plant/Inside Plant) background

Required

1 Years

Must be able understand electrical architecture drawings (NECNFPA70 Current Applicable Edition Per DCRA/DCMR).

Required

1 Years

Must be able to install batteries and perform preventive maintenance on batteries

Required

1 Years

Experience analyzing network traffic and providing capacity planning solutions

Required

1 Years

Ability to safely operate power tools such as hammer drills band saws reciprocating saws etc.

Required

1 Years

Experience planning and configuring an enterprise network

Required

1 Years

Should be familiar with OSHA EIA/TIA ANSI IEEE and BICSI cabling standards

Required

1 Years

Must be able to install and remove cabinets relay racks ladder racking & channel trough wallmounted cabinets and back boards/hardware (ANSITIA

Required

1 Years

Experience monitoring and responding to hardware software and network problems

Required

1 Years

High School Diploma or GED

Required