Optical Fiber Technician

Position: Optical Fiber Technician
Location – New Albany, OH
Long Term Contract
Start Date - ASAP

Job Summary
The Optical Fiber Technician is responsible for testing, troubleshooting, and remediating fiber-optic infrastructure within a mission-critical data center environment.
This role focuses on validating optical performance, identifying failures, performing corrective actions, and ensuring all fiber links meet customer and industry acceptance standards before production turnover.

Key Responsibilities

Fiber Testing & Validation

• Perform OLTS (Insertion Loss), OTDR, continuity, and polarity testing on single-mode and multi-mode fiber.
• Conduct end-face inspection and cleaning per IEC 61300-3-35 standards.
• Validate fiber performance against TIA-568, BICSI, ISO/IEC, and client-specific requirements.
• Interpret OTDR traces and identify loss events, reflections, breaks, and anomalies.

Remediation & Troubleshooting

• Diagnose and correct failed fiber links due to:
  • Dirty or damaged connectors
  • Excessive splice or connector loss
  • Bend-radius violations
  • Crushed, pinched, or damaged cable
  • Incorrect polarity or fiber mapping
• Perform fusion splicing, re-termination, connector replacement, and fiber redressing as needed.
• Replace defective components including patch cords, cassettes, adapters, and enclosures.
• Ensure remediation activities do not introduce new faults or impact adjacent fibers.

Additional Job Requirements (Testing & Analysis)

• Ability to read and interpret OTDR test spans, accurately differentiating loss events caused by fiber breaks, reflections, splices, connectors, and macro/micro-bends.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end link loss spans, including identification of cumulative loss versus individual event loss.
• Ability to create, calculate, and validate optical link loss budgets, and confirm compliance with TIA/BICSI standards and client acceptance thresholds.
• Capable of correlating OTDR results with OLTS data to determine pass/fail status and root cause.
• Skilled in using test results to recommend and execute remediation actions to bring links within allowable loss limits.

Documentation & Reporting

• Produce certified test reports (OLTS/OTDR) with trace analysis.
• Update fiber schedules, labeling, and as-built documentation.
• Document remediation actions and before/after test results.
• Support client acceptance, audits, and turnover requirements.

Data Center Operations & Safety

• Work within live, mission-critical environments following MOPs, SOPs, and change control processes.
• Comply with EHS, safety, and access protocols.
• Coordinate with project managers, leads, and other trades during remediation activities.
• Maintain cleanliness, cable management, and proper routing in active spaces.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in fiber optic testing and remediation, preferably in data centers.
• Hands-on experience with OTDR, OLTS, fiber scopes, and test documentation tools.
• Proficiency in single-mode (OS2) and multi-mode (OM3/OM4/OM5) fiber.
• Experience with fusion splicing and fiber repairs.
• Strong understanding of polarity methods (A/B/C), MPO/MTP systems, and structured cabling.
• Ability to read construction drawings, fiber schematics, and test specifications.
• Familiarity with TIA, BICSI, and manufacturer standards.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in hyperscale or colocation data centers (Meta, Google, AWS, Vantage, etc.).
• BICSI Technician, CFOT, or equivalent fiber certifications.
• Experience with high-fiber-count environments and structured cabling systems.
• Ability to lead small teams or act as a testing/remediation lead.

About Tanisha Systems, Inc.

Tanisha Systems, founded in 2002 in Massachusetts-*, is a leading provider of Custom Application Development and end-to-end IT Services to clients globally. We use a client-centric engagement model that combines local on-site and off-site resources with the cost, global expertise and quality advantages of off-shore operations. We deliver Custom Application Development, Application Modernization, Business Process Outsourcing and Professional IT Services from office locations in * and *.
Tanisha Systems services clients in Government, Banking & Financial Markets, Insurance, Healthcare, Retail & Consumer Goods, Energy & Utilities, Life Sciences, Telecom, Manufacturing and Transportation Industries around the globe. Our engagement model provides a flexible operational environment that empowers our clients with the right levels of control.

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