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# Fiber Tester

- **Company:** TekSynap Corporation
- **Location:** Tampa, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $70,000.0 - $78,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Performance Testing, Test Scripts, Bicsi, SC Clearance
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e1378546bb770773

## About the Role

* 3 years of experience
 * Must have an active Secret clearance
 * Hands-on fiber-optic testing, certification, troubleshooting, and acceptance testing
 * OTDR and OLTS/power-meter/light-source testing for multimode and single-mode fiber
 * Inspection, cleaning, polarity verification, loss testing, fault isolation, and end-to-end link validation
 * Ability to interpret fiber records, route diagrams, test traces, connector types, splice points, and link budgets
 * Documentation of test results with clear pass/fail evidence and traceability to cable/link identifiers
 * Knowledge of fiber installation, splicing, patching, labeling, and structured-cabling practices
 * Ability to identify degraded, damaged, incorrectly terminated, or out-of-tolerance links and recommend corrective action
 * Safe work practices in communications rooms, CEFs, manholes/handholes, and active facilities

DESIRED SKILLS

 * Air Force/DoD ISP/OSP fiber testing experience
 * BICSI/TIA testing standards and Government acceptance documentation
 * EXFO, Fluke Networks, Viavi, AFL, or equivalent fiber-test platforms
 * Tier 1/Tier 2 certification and fiber characterization
 * Campus backbone, long-haul, OSP, and high-count fiber environments
 * Fiber splicing, fusion-splice inspection, or structured-cabling installation credentials, BICSI Technician or equivalent fiber certification preferred, * Proven team leadership and collaboration skills
 * Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to grip, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds.
The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

 * U.S. Citizenship
 * Must have an active Secret clearance

## Description

* Performs fiber optic acceptance testing, certification, troubleshooting, and documentation supporting AMC Base Area Network modernization. Conducts OTDR, insertion loss, end-to-end continuity, polarity, and optical performance testing for newly installed and existing fiber infrastructure.
 * Produces test reports, validates compliance with project standards, identifies defects, and coordinates corrective actions with installation and engineering teams.


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