Advanced Technician (Fiber Optics)

Location: Brazil, Indiana, United States; onsite field work with variable shifts, on-call response, overtime, weekends, evenings, and holidays as required.

Company

hirify.global and its Sparklight brand provide connectivity services and support telecommunications networks and customers.

What you will do

• Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions across headend, HFC, fiber-optic networks, and home terminal units.
• Install, repair, activate, and test coaxial and fiber-optic equipment and cable plant.
• Read network design maps, verify as-built documentation, and report field findings.
• Survey customer-requested service locations and prepare maps or drawings for plant extensions.
• Perform underground facility locates and restore damaged aerial or underground infrastructure.
• Monitor and repair signal leakage, maintain power supplies, and train technical personnel as directed.

Requirements

• One-year college or technical-school certificate, three to four years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination.
• Working knowledge of signal-level meters, VOMs, leakage detection equipment, TDRs, OTDRs, and related test equipment.
• Knowledge of FCC, NEC, NESC, OSHA, DOT, and applicable local telecommunications regulations.
• Valid driver’s license for the state of employment.
• Successful completion of the Sparklight Advanced Technician training course within six months of accepting the position.
• Availability for variable schedules, on-call service interruptions, overtime, weekends, evenings, and holidays is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans beginning on the first day.
• Life insurance covering the associate, spouse, and children.
• Paid vacation, holidays, personal days, and sick leave.
• 401(k) with a 100% company match up to 5% of eligible compensation.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 in the first year, recognition programs, and advancement opportunities.
• Background, drug-screening, and reference checks are required before hiring; DOT-regulated positions also require a road test, driving-record review, DOT physical, and related safety checks.