Level 4 (Principal) Network Installation Technician (Ciena Optical Networking)

Location: Remote within the United States; must be open to at least 70% travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations.

Company

hirify.global provides technology and systems engineering services for defense, federal, civilian, and commercial IT customers.

What you will do

• Plan and complete complex network installation projects from site surveys and engineering through site implementation.
• Lead, mentor, train, and assess Network Installation Technician field teams.
• Provide technical direction for system deployment, configuration, commissioning, testing, and field troubleshooting.
• Prepare and review site reports, completion reports, status reports, diagrams, VISIO drawings, and other customer deliverables.
• Coordinate with Project Managers, Engineering, Scheduling, Logistics, vendors, and customer representatives to meet project timelines and quality objectives.
• Conduct quality assurance inspections and support the resolution of equipment, delivery, and field execution issues.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience directly related to Ciena 6500 and/or RLS and Waveserver platforms.
• Previous experience leading implementation teams.
• Active Secret clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain it.
• Must be based in the United States.
• Must be willing to travel at least 70% to CONUS and OCONUS locations as needed.

Nice to have

• Experience with Cisco DWDM and other specialized optical networking platforms.
• Experience developing technical procedures, training materials, site survey reports, and installation standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Work includes both remote technical support and onsite field activities.
• Opportunity to develop technician skills through structured training, mentoring, and quality assurance work.
• Collaboration with engineering, project management, logistics, training, and customer teams.