Central Office Tecnician

Telecom Central Office Technician

Location: TX (DFW)
Environment: Central Offices & warehouse sites

Overview

TEKsystems is partnering on a large-scale site exit and network decommissioning initiative for a major carrier. We're building a team of experienced Central Office / Telecom Technicians to support site audits, harvesting, decommissioning, pre-wiring, and circuit grooming preparations.
This role is ideal for technicians who have worked around live, traffic-bearing equipment and are comfortable with extensive travel, detailed auditing, and hands-on telecom infrastructure work.

Top Skills Needed

1. Experience working in a Central Office or similar telecom environment
2. Hands-on troubleshooting & maintenance with telecom equipment

• DWDM
• SONET
• Routers & Switches
• MUXes

1. Fiber optic handling

• Running/patching jumpers
• Fiber cleaning

1. Use of test equipment

• OTDR
• DS3/other telecom test sets

1. Excel proficiency (data entry, audit sheets)
2. Bonus: Previous Lumen experience

Secondary / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Circuit grooming support
• Telco cabinets
• DSX panels
• MUX work
• Fiber jumpers
• OTDR experience
• Excel pivot tables

What You'll Be Doing

Travel-Based Audit & Decommissioning Work

Technicians will conduct full point-to-point audits of existing network elements across multiple CO sites. Responsibilities include:

Cable & Equipment Audits

• Documenting coax cabling, DSX-3 cross-connects, CAT5 cabling
• Verifying fiber facilities using Fiber Finder test equipment
• Documenting light levels, active vs. inactive fibers, and connection paths
• Recording fiber labels and adding missing labels where needed
• Identifying fiber panel types and associated equipment ports
• Auditing riser connections (CenturyLink and non-CenturyLink space)

Decommissioning & Harvesting

• Removing legacy transport and data equipment
• Working on lifts when required
• Pre-wiring for circuit groom migrations
• Supporting moves of live customer circuits from legacy to new systems

Documentation

• Completing detailed Excel inventory spreadsheets
• Recording circuit IDs, notes, light levels, connectivity status (front/back)
• Following strict guidelines for what to document and where

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail
• Understanding of CO safety and risk mitigation
• Experience working around live traffic-bearing equipment
• Ability to travel extensively and work structured overnight/weeklong schedules

Compensation & Travel

• Hotel: Up to $100/day
• Per Diem: Up to $80/day
• Mileage: $0.70/mile when personal vehicle is required/rental option

Why Join This Project?

• Major multi-year initiative with a leading carrier
• Opportunity to perform meaningful Central Office site exit work
• Long-term stability
• Exposure to high-level fiber, transport, and network equipment
• Be part of a rapidly scaling national deployment team

Apply Today

If you have hands-on CO experience and want to join a long-term national project, we'd love to speak with you.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Dallas, TX.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $34.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Dallas,TX.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Mar 23, 2026.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.