Senior Data Center Fiber Optic Specialist

Technical Leadership

• Serve as the company’s primary technical authority for data center fiber infrastructure
• Provide expert guidance on fiber installation, splicing, testing, troubleshooting, remediation, and commissioning
• Develop technical standards, standard operating procedures, acceptance criteria, and quality-control processes
• Resolve complex technical problems and help project teams identify risks before deployment
• Guide field teams on execution planning, tooling, production methods, and quality requirements

Ribbon Fiber Splicing

• Lead and support high-density ribbon fiber installations and remediation projects
• Perform and oversee mass fusion and ribbon fiber splicing
• Troubleshoot complex backbone and distribution fiber failures
• Support fiber restoration and remediation in active, mission-critical facilities
• Improve splicing quality, consistency, and production efficiency
• Train technicians on ribbon preparation, splicing, testing, cleanliness, documentation, and quality standards

Fiber Testing and Troubleshooting

• Perform and oversee OTDR, OLTS, VFL, fiber characterization, and end-to-end validation
• Analyze test results and identify loss events, polarity issues, contamination, damaged fiber, and other performance problems
• Recommend and oversee corrective actions
• Establish testing, documentation, and closeout requirements
• Train field personnel in systematic troubleshooting and fiber certification

Project Scoping and Estimating

• Participate in customer meetings, site walks, and technical discovery sessions
• Review scopes of work, drawings, and project requirements
• Identify technical risks, assumptions, labor needs, and execution challenges
• Help determine staffing, tooling, equipment, testing, and training requirements
• Provide technical input for estimates, proposals, schedules, and deployment plans

Training and Workforce Development

• Develop structured training programs for data center technicians and team leads
• Conduct classroom and hands-on training in ribbon splicing, fiber testing, troubleshooting, and quality assurance
• Mentor field personnel and help develop future technical leaders
• Evaluate technicians through interviews, practical skills assessments, and field observations
• Help build and maintain a nationwide network of qualified data center fiber professionals

Customer Support

• Participate in customer presentations and technical discussions
• Explain technical requirements, risks, and proposed solutions clearly
• Support business development with credible technical expertise
• Build customer confidence by serving as a trusted technical advisor, * Become the company’s go-to expert for data center fiber projects
• Improve project readiness, execution quality, and technical consistency
• Implement repeatable standards for ribbon splicing, testing, documentation, and troubleshooting
• Establish practical training and technician-assessment programs
• Help develop a reliable nationwide network of qualified technical personnel
• Support successful delivery of hyperscale and enterprise data center projects

We are seeking a Senior Data Center Fiber Optic Specialist with extensive hands-on experience in high-density ribbon fiber, mass fusion splicing, fiber testing, troubleshooting, and remediation.

This is a senior technical leadership position-not a general structured cabling or lead technician role. You will serve as the company’s technical authority for fiber infrastructure in hyperscale and enterprise data centers. You will help plan complex projects, solve critical field issues, establish quality standards, train technicians, and support customer and preconstruction discussions.

The right candidate combines expert-level field skills with the ability to teach, assess, and lead technical teams across multiple projects. Frequent travel to data center sites throughout the United States is required., * 10 or more years of experience in fiber optics, low-voltage infrastructure, or data center cabling

• At least 5 years of experience leading large-scale data center deployments
• Advanced hands-on experience with high-density ribbon fiber and mass fusion splicing
• Experience troubleshooting and remediating ribbon fiber in active data center environments
• Advanced experience with OTDR, OLTS, VFL, fiber characterization, and end-to-end validation
• Experience with MPO/MTP infrastructure and data center structured cabling systems
• Experience working in hyperscale or enterprise data centers
• Strong knowledge of data center construction, testing, commissioning, and quality-control practices
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively throughout the United States
• Strong communication, leadership, training, and problem-solving skills, * FOA, CFOT, BICSI, RCDD, or comparable industry certification
• Experience supporting cloud, AI, hyperscale, colocation, or enterprise data center operators
• Experience developing technical training programs and practical skills assessments
• Experience creating SOPs, installation standards, testing procedures, and quality programs
• Experience with estimating, project scoping, or preconstruction planning
• An established network of experienced data center fiber technicians, * High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Data center: 5 years (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)
• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• OSHA 10 or higher (Preferred)
• BICSI Certification (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Laurel, MD 20707 (Required)

$72,000 - $100,000 a year - Full-time, Contract, Pulled from the full job description

• Professional development assistance
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid holidays, * Salary: $72K-$100K per year, based on experience
• Performance bonus opportunities
• Travel expenses and per diem provided in accordance with company policy
• [Medical, dental, and vision insurance, if offered]
• [Paid time off and paid holidays, if offered]
• [401(k) and company match, if offered]
• Professional development and leadership opportunities
• Opportunity to help shape the technical standards and capabilities of a growing data center services organization

Schedule and Travel

• Full-time position
• Frequent nationwide travel to customer and project sites
• Work may occasionally occur outside standard business hours based on project schedules, maintenance windows, or critical technical needs
• Remote work applies when the employee is not required at a customer, project, or company location, Pay: $72,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance