Fiber Optics Specialist

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 33 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience Fiber Optic Specialist to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.

Job Location:

Primarily On-Site.

Responsibilities

• Install and test fiber optic cable and infrastructure for telephone systems and switches
• Conduct quality control inspections on newly installed fiber and surveillance equipment.
• Ensure all fiber runs and conduit splices are completed according to industry-standard
• Perform both insideplant (ISP) and outsideplant (OSP) fiber infrastructure work, including aerial, underground, and buildingentry fiber runs.
• Maintain accurate documentation and asbuilt diagrams / maps / drawings of fiber network and telecommunications infrastructure.
• Assist with or lead quality control/QA inspections, ensuring fiber and network components meet industry and safety standards.
• Test fiber links using OTDR, power meter, light source, and other diagnostic tools; analyze and document test results and trace curves.
• Perform site surveys, routing assessments, and logistical planning (including permitting, utility coordination, material staging) for new fiber installation.
• Travel to offices in Texas with network team

Qualifications

Minimum (Required):

8 years of:

• Experience with telephone switches and networking infrastructure
• Demonstrated experience with fiber installation and techniques
• In-depth knowledge of IDS/NDS (Inside Plant/Outside Plant) standards
• Ability to interpret schematics, fiber layout diagrams, and technical documentation for fiber installations
• Skilled in quality control/QA inspections, ensuring compliance with splice loss budgets, signal integrity, and safety standards
• Familiarity with working under or adjoining other utilities, coordination for pole attachments or conduit rightsofway, permitting, and regulatory compliance
• Strong troubleshooting skills: diagnosing fiber issues, connectivity problems, signal loss, attenuation, interference, etc

Fiber Optics certification (FOA CFOT, BICSI OSP/ISP)

W2 candidates only

On site attendance required

Overview

Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan. Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check. Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.