Fiber Engineer - (OTDR Testing Expert)

Reference: 19432_1785250058

Fiber Engineer- (OTDR Testing Expert)
Company: Leading Telecom Company
Contract: 12+ Months

Are you an experienced Fiber Engineer or OTDR Testing Technician with hands-on expertise using EXFO or Viavi or any other OTDR equipment? We're looking for skilled professionals to support large-scale data centre infrastructure projects, carrying out advanced fiber optic testing, troubleshooting, and fault resolution.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on mission-critical fibre networks within enterprise data centre environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform OTDR testing to identify fibre breaks, bends, high-loss events, and other network faults.
  • Troubleshoot and repair fibre optic links across large-scale data centre environments.
  • Operate and configure EXFO and Viavi or any other OTDR test equipment.
  • Analyse and interpret OTDR trace results, event tables, and return loss measurements to accurately locate faults.
  • Identify fibre counts, cable routes, splice points, and damaged sections using OTDR testing.
  • Work with ribbon fibre cables and ribbon connectors, including fault identification and testing.
  • Carry out fibre optic testing, validation, and fault diagnostics to industry standards.
  • Produce detailed test reports, documentation, and as-built records.
  • Support installation, commissioning, and customer acceptance testing.
  • Provide on-site technical support and collaborate with project teams to resolve network issues efficiently.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience performing OTDR testing in fibre optic networks.
  • Hands-on experience using EXFO and/or Viavi OTDR equipment.
  • Strong knowledge of fibre optic troubleshooting, fault finding, and link restoration.
  • Experience with fibre splicing and fibre optic network testing.
  • Ability to read and interpret OTDR traces and fibre test results.
  • Understanding of ISP/OSP fibre infrastructure and network documentation.
  • Experience working independently on customer sites with minimal supervision.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Desirable Experience

  • Previous experience supporting data centre or large telecom infrastructure projects.
  • Knowledge of high-power laser testing procedures.
  • Experience with ribbon fibre installations and connector systems.
  • Familiarity with structured cabling and mission-critical network environments.

Ideal Background

We'd love to hear from the following professionals:

  • Fiber Engineer
  • OTDR Technician
  • Fiber Test Technician
  • Fiber Optic Technician
  • Fiber Testing Engineer
  • Data Centre Fiber Technician
  • Network Field Engineer
  • Telecom Field Engineer

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

COMPETITIVE SALARY
Added 28/07/2026
Reference: 19432_1785250058

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