Network Technician

Job Title: Network Technician

Location: Bakersfield CA 93311

Mode : Contract (6+ Months) Onsite

Qualifications:

• Four (4) plus years of experience on supporting and managing network infrastructure and network related devices or experience as agreed with Company.
• Experienced in racking, stacking, cabling and decommissioning of network hardware devices.
• Experienced in Site Services support for network device maintenance and support (console/remote)
• IT/Telecoms experience with but not limited to routing, switching, firewalls, WiFi, IP Telephony ( IPT ), and Radio Frequency ( RF ) equipment (as required) such as microwave radios, cellular nodes, and very-small-aperture terminal ( VSATs ).

Responsibilities:

• Respond to ServiceNow incident tickets.
• Patching cable installation and recovery.
• Installing power leads.
• Installing, removing or swapping equipment.
• Locating and or identifying network circuits and tagging the demark location.
• Providing escort services for Company third party vendors or subcontractors wherever Contractor is providing support.
• Adhering to the risk management processes, including conducting walkthroughs, work permits, change management, attending safety training; and reporting incidents.
• Comply with the Company's audit requirements, information protection requirements, security requirements and standards detailing physical access management, and Company standards for operational excellence.
• troubleshooting and patching power cables;
• identifying a switch port location;
• pinging key Devices and performing DNS lookups
• troubleshooting, installing, and where necessary removing equipment and/or components; and during troubleshooting perform visual checks for hardware failure lights or console error messages, power status and hardware labels wherever Contractor is providing dedicated support or when Contractor s technician is at the site
• assisting with the identification and reporting of communications room environmental issues to the Company (e.g. lack of cooling, water leaks).
• Perform IMAC activities for end user business LAN and voice devices.
• Adhere to Company change management procedures and practices.
• Monitor and respond to emergency conditions effecting operations to the extent that services can be safely provided (e.g., hurricanes, earthquakes, etc.).
• Adhere to Company s Business Continuity Plans and Disaster Recovery Plans.
• Provide smarthands support for other telecommunications infrastructure, including, but not limited to:
• Fiber optic and copper cable installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair (working with cabling contractor as required).
• WiFi and BLE systems.
• Microwave systems installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair.
• Radio systems (HF, VHF, UHF, 2-way, radar, ) installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair.
• VSAT installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair.
• Cellular-based systems such as public and private 4G LTE, 5G, NB-IIoT, LTE-M.
• lpWAN (low-power WAN) systems such as LoRaWAN.
• Other IIoT/OT systems.
• Deploy prewired solar panel / battery power systems at ground level, low maintenance (visual), troubleshooting and repair.
• IP Telephony (IPT) installations at end user location. Specialty Telecoms systems such as CCTV, PAGA, Intercom, Fire/Intruder Alarm, systems installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair (specifically for remote sites and offshore).
• Work cooperatively and collaboratively with and across other organizations to restore services. Includes, but is not limited to:
• Company Design and Engineering Teams.
• Global IT Service Desk.
• IT Operations Center (ITOC).
• Telco s.
• Managed service providers.
• Company BU s.
• Support of IT/Telecoms requirements and activities for BUs , Major Capital Projects ( MCPs )) and Merger, Acquisition, and Divestiture ( MAD ) projects as guided and required by the network team.
• Participate, as requested, in Root Cause Analysis, post incidents.