Telecom Decommissioning Technician - Orange County, California

Responsibilities

• Perform site surveys to locate and verify telecommunications equipment scheduled for decommissioning.
• Identify equipment using Telecommunications Identifiers (TIDs) and client decommissioning software.
• Verify equipment status prior to any decommissioning activity.
• Measure and document DC/AC power readings using clamp meters.
• Verify fiber activity using non-intrusive fiber clamp meters.
• Document equipment location, fuse positions, cable routing, power readings, fiber status, and field observations.
• Communicate with network operations whenever equipment status is unclear or appears active.
• Perform authorized equipment power-down procedures.
• Disconnect fiber, power, and Ethernet connections following successful decommissioning.
• Apply required decommission labels and capture photographic documentation.
• Coil and secure removed cabling in accordance with project standards.
• Maintain accurate project documentation throughout all phases of work.
• Follow all customer safety, security, and operational procedures.
• Protect network integrity by following established procedures and stopping work whenever uncertainty exists.

Requirements

• Telecommunications equipment identification
• Central Office (CO) experience
• Carrier hotel and colocation facility experience
• Transport network infrastructure
• Fiber Distribution Frames (FDF) and Fiber Distribution Panels (FDP)
• AC/DC clamp meter operation
• Non-intrusive fiber clamp meter operation
• Basic telecommunications test equipment
• Equipment verification
• Power measurement and documentation
• Technical documentation and reporting
• Critical thinking and troubleshooting
• Professional customer communication
• Ability to work independently

Skills

• Telecommunications decommissioning
• Carrier network operations
• Legacy transport infrastructure
• Fiber testing and labeling
• Live network maintenance environments

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Technical training in Telecommunications or equivalent field
• Previous experience working within live carrier telecommunications environments strongly preferred
• Experience with one or more of the following organizations is highly desirable: Lumen, AT&T, Verizon, Brightspeed, Frontier, Windstream, Cogent, Zayo, Crown Castle, FiberSegra, Nokia, Ericsson, Ciena, Fujitsu, Equinix, Digital Realty, CoreSite