Senior Field Technician - Priority REQ

Senior Field Technician - Baltimore, MD

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7am–4pm

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a global telecommunications innovator that is transforming how people, businesses, and entire cities connect. As a Senior Field Technician, you won’t just Install equipment —you’ll help shape the future of tomorrow’s gigabit networks.

Note: This is NOT an IT/Desktop Support/Cybersecurity Position

What You’ll Do

You’ll be the trusted expert on the ground, ensuring networks are built with precision and perform at their peak.

Your Day-to-day Impact Includes

• Installing, commissioning, and maintaining telecom switching equipment and infrastructure (fiber & copper) in real-world environments.
• Conducting detailed Datacenter and PoP audits—equipment, ports, cabling, connectivity.
• Performing advanced troubleshooting, fault isolation, and validation of optical fiber systems.
• Executing insertion loss, OTDR, BER, and other key network performance tests.
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

You’ll succeed here if you bring strong technical and a hands-on mindset:

• Equipment & port auditing
• Fiber & cable tracing
• Fiber traffic identifier tests
• Visual Fault Locator use
• Rack & equipment installation (active passive)
• PDU installation
• CATx & fiber cabling
• DC & AC power termination
• Copper cable terminations
• Software updates & equipment configuration
• Standalone equipment testing
• Insertion loss, OTDR, and BER testing
• Solid fault-finding abilities
  
  

Preferred Skills (Boost Your Candidacy)

• Wavelength adds & balancing
• Signal-to-noise ratio testing
• CD/PMD testing
• Use of OSA
• DWDM link/span build, test & commissioning
  
  

Vendor Experience That Stands Out

Ciena, Huawei, Nokia, Infinera, Lucent, Adva, Nortel systems.

Pay Details: $41.83 to $51.72 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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Requirements

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
  
  

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.