OSP Engineer II

Role & Responsibilities : 

• Serve as the primary point of contact for coordinating with field vendors on outside plant (OSP) fiber work, including splicing, testing, cutovers, and restoration efforts.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to schedule, plan, and perform network maintenance with minimal customer impact.

• Manage relationships with vendors and cross-functional teams, ensuring smooth coordination of tasks and deliverables.

• Organize and lead meetings with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and progress.

• Perform pre-maintenance circuit and path draining activities to safely reroute or shut down affected traffic, ensuring service continuity during fiber work.

• Conduct post-maintenance testing using OTDR, and remote diagnostics to verify optical path integrity and ensure work quality.

• Review and maintain accurate fiber documentation, including splice diagrams, routing sheets, as-built drawings, and GIS-based records.

• Issue clear instructions, scopes of work, and test expectations to third-party contractors and ensure work is completed to standards.

• Update and validate all fiber records and maintenance logs post-activity, ensuring clean documentation for future reference and audits.

• Follow MOP (Method of Procedure) processes for planned network changes and ensure proper approvals and communication are in place.

• Create and maintain detailed records, including MOPs (Methods of Procedure), SOWs (Statements of Work), SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), and job aids.

• Provide regular updates and documentation for project progress and outcomes.

• Be part of a rotating shift or on-call schedule to provide continuous support for planned and unplanned fiber network activities.

Required Skills & Experience : 

• Experience managing OSP fiber infrastructure, maintaining accurate records, and adhering to fiber documentation standards.

• Understanding of fiber splicing techniques and splice documentation; experience analyzing splice plans and identifying issues remotely.

• Knowledge of OTDR testing principles with experience interpreting traces to identify faults, losses, and fiber breaks.

• Proficient in using GIS-based fiber management tools to maintain and audit network records.

• Knowledge of safety regulations and compliance requirements related to OSP work

• Knowledge of optical power levels, light budget calculation, and acceptable performance thresholds for long-haul and metro fiber.

• Understanding of optical transport technologies including DWDM/CWDM, OTN, Ethernet over fiber, and basic WDM channel planning.

• Reading and interpreting construction drawings and splicing schematics for verification and record-keeping.

• Proven ability to remotely coordinate with vendors and contractors for fiber maintenance and troubleshooting tasks.

• Understanding of NOC operations with experience in remote fiber monitoring, ticketing, and outage response.

• Ability to document fiber changes, outages, and resolutions clearly and accurately using standard tools and formats.

• Familiarity with various software tools such as FIM, ACC, Gaudi, Ultron, and Glassworks (Nice to have).

• Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with field teams, vendors, and internal stakeholders.

Qualification: 

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 5 years of experience in the related field.

• Specialized training and/or certification, Certified Fiber Optic Technician (CFOT) or equivalent certifications from the Fiber Optic Association (FOA), OTDR Testing, GIS Certification.

• Additional Knowledge Areas (Optional but Beneficial); Training in software tools such as FIM, ACC, Gaudi, Ultron, and Glassworks, Knowledge of telecommunications industry standards (e.g., ITU-T, ANSI, and IEEE)

Salary Range

• Please note that the salary information provided herein is base pay only (gross); it does not include other forms of compensation which may or may not apply to this specific position, namely, performance-based bonuses, benefits-related payments, or other general incentives - none of which are guaranteed, may be subject to specific eligibility requirements, and are wholly within the discretion of Astreya to remit.
• Further, the salary information noted above is a range that consists of a minimum and maximum rate of pay for this specific position. Where an applicant or employee is placed on this range will depend and be contingent on objective, documented work-related considerations like education, experience, certifications, licenses, preferred qualifications, among other factors.

Astreya offers comprehensive benefits to all Regular, Full-Time Employees, including:

• Medical provided through Cigna (PPO, HSA, EPO options) / Medical provided through Kaiser (HMO option only) for California employees only

• Dental provided through Cigna (DPPO & DHMO options)

• Nationwide Vision provided through VSP

• Flexible Spending Account for Health & Dependent Care

• Pre-Tax Account for Commuter Benefit/Parking & Transit (location-specific)

• Continuing Education and Professional Development via various integrated platforms, e.g. Udemy and Coursera

• Corporate Wellness Program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Wellness Days

• 401k Plan

• Basic Life, Accidental Life, Supplemental Life Insurance

• Short Term & Long Term Disability

• Critical Illness, Critical Hospital, and Voluntary Accident Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement (available 6 months after start date, capped)

• Paid Time Off (accrued and prorated, maximum of 120 hours annually)

• Paid Holidays

• Any other statutory leaves, paid time, or other fringe benefits required under state and federal law