Description
Leidos is seeking a Field Technician to provide on-site customer installations, upgrades, and modifications in support of existing and new hardware, software, network configurations, and new system initiatives for all sites within the area of responsibility.
The role involves near continuous travel throughout the continental United States, estimated to be around 75%-90% of the time. When not traveling, the technician will work in the Chesapeake, VA office.
Responsibilities:
- Perform installation functions for premises cabling systems such as CAT5, CAT6, and fiber optic.
- Install equipment, including processors, switches, routers, and seismic anchoring systems.
- Provide roving site support installation services and assist in developing and ensuring adherence to area-wide procedural/policy changes.
- Achieve day-to-day objectives consisting of tasks that are typically routine, with some deviation from standard practice or procedure.
- Provide on-site customer installations, upgrades, and modifications in support of existing and new hardware, cabling, software, network configurations, and new system initiatives.
- Work well under moderate supervision for routine tasks.
- Resolve routine problems and issues without clearly prescribed solutions.
- Communicate with colleagues and customers within own project/work area to obtain or provide information requiring some explanation or interpretation.
Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent experience/combined education with additional technical training equivalent to a technical associate's degree with a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience.
- Extensive experience with premise cabling, specifically with CAT5 and CAT6 cabling with RJ45 connectors.
- Ability to obtain and maintain an FAA public Trust background check.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a corporate travel card.
- Valid driver's license.
- Ability to lift and carry forty pounds.
- Ability to climb ladders.
- Ability to work in dim lighting.
- Ability to follow installation instructions to the finest detail.
- Ability to travel 75%-90% of the time.
Desired Qualifications:
- FAA site installation experience
Pay Range: $40,300.00 - $72,850.00