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Fiber Engineer (Splicing & OTDR Testing)Infotree Global Solutions • Chicago, IL, United States
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Fiber Engineer (Splicing & OTDR Testing)

Fiber Engineer (Splicing & OTDR Testing)

Infotree Global Solutions • Chicago, IL, United States
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Hi ,

Hope you are doing well.

My name is Keshav Tandon and I work at Infotree Global. We are a Workforce Solutions company providing staffing solutions to Infotrees globally, some of the Infotrees being large Fortune 500 companies. I saw your resume on monster.com.

Job Position : Fiber Test Engineer / Datacenter Fiber Specialist

Multiple Locations :

  • Washington DC metro
  • Blue Ridge / Manassas, VA
  • Boydton, VA 2
  • Des Moines, IA
  • Chicago, IL
  • San Antonio, TX
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • San Jose / Bay Area, CA
  • Quincy, WA

Contract : 12+ months

Key Responsibilities

1. Fiber Management & Maintenance

  • Prevent fiber cuts, degradation, and outages by proactively monitoring and maintaining the fiber infrastructure.
  • Perform regular fiber inspections, cleaning, and testing to ensure operational integrity.
  • Educate and coach Client full-time employees on fiber maintenance and best practices.
  • Collaborate with suppliers, partners, technicians, and customers to coordinate fiber delivery and management.
  • Oversee leased and Client-owned fiber to ensure defect-free and on-time delivery of customer capacity.
  • Plan and manage fiber logistics, infrastructure, and resources required for new data center expansions.
  • Manage vendor / partner relationships, contracts, and service level agreements (SLAs) for fiber-related operations.
  • Provide root cause analysis (RCA), lessons learned, and best practice recommendations to improve fiber operations.

    • 2. Fiber Deployment & Testing

  • Conduct end-to-end fiber testing to validate new installations and troubleshoot existing infrastructure.
  • Perform optical loss testing, OTDR analysis, insertion loss measurements, reflectance tests, and return loss evaluations.
  • Ensure all fiber test equipment is calibrated and certified within the past 12 months.
  • Generate detailed reports of fiber test results in raw and PDF formats for Client engineering teams.
  • Conduct fiber splicing activities to support break-fix operations and deployment needs (bulk splicing excluded).
  • Serve as a remote hands expert for Client engineering teams and third-party fiber providers.

    • 3. Data Center Hygiene & Compliance

  • Inspect fiber paths, patch panels, racks, and ports for proper cleanliness and organization.
  • Perform remediation tasks such as cable management, labeling updates, and quality assurance measures.
  • Trace optical jumpers along circuit pathways to verify quality and eliminate congestion or potential damage.
  • Ensure adherence to industry safety codes, regulations, and best practices for fiber optic installations.

    • 4. Change Management & Troubleshooting

  • Support fiber-related change management activities, including testing and validation of network modifications.
  • Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for fiber-related changes within carrier hotels, meet-me rooms, and leased facilities.
  • Troubleshoot and restore fiber outages, working closely with Client remote engineering teams.
  • Implement disaster recovery procedures for fiber-related incidents in enterprise environments.

    • Required Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent with 3+ years of experience supporting fiber optic networks or large-scale deployments.
  • Strong knowledge of fiber optics, dark and lit fiber networks, OTDR testing, and fiber maintenance.
  • Experience in fiber optic splicing, testing, and documentation in field service environments.
  • Understanding of data center infrastructure, including servers, networking, and rack enclosures.
  • Proficiency with fiber testing tools, such as fusion splicers, OTDRs, power meters, and fiber identifiers.
  • Ability to read and interpret fiber optic maps, schematics, and test results.
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