Telecom Field Engineer - SONET / TDM / DWDM

Reference: 168119_1789661825

Position Overview

We are seeking a Telecom Field Engineer with hands-on experience supporting carrier transport networks in the field.

This position supports a broad mix of legacy and modern transport technologies, with a particular need for candidates who still understand TDM and SONET infrastructure, including:

DS0 | DS1/T1 | DS3/T3 | OC-3 | OC-12 | OC-48 | OC-192 | Ethernet | IP | Wavelength | DWDM

This is a highly hands-on role requiring regular travel between telecom sites across Long Island.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Perform onsite installation, provisioning, maintenance, testing, and troubleshooting of transport network equipment.
  • Support legacy carrier circuits including DS0, DS1, and DS3.
  • Maintain and troubleshoot SONET transport from OC-3 through OC-192.
  • Support Ethernet, IP, optical wavelength, and DWDM environments.
  • Perform fiber testing and fault isolation using OTDRs, power meters, fiber scopes, and related test equipment.
  • Troubleshoot live network failures and identify defective cards, optics, modules, and transport hardware.
  • Replace failed components and restore affected services.
  • Assist with route monitoring, outage response, and field restoration.
  • Support circuit activation, turn-up, and verification.
  • Maintain accurate documentation for circuit work and equipment changes.
  • Manage field inventory, truck stock, spare modules, optics, and test tools.

Technical Background We're Looking For

Candidates should have hands-on experience with several of the following:

Legacy Transport

  • DS0
  • DS1 / T1
  • DS3 / T3
  • TDM transport
  • Digital cross-connect environments
  • Circuit testing and troubleshooting

SONET

  • OC-3
  • OC-12
  • OC-48
  • OC-192
  • SONET rings
  • Optical interfaces
  • Transport alarms
  • Service restoration

Optical / Fiber

  • DWDM
  • Wavelength services
  • Fiber testing
  • OTDR
  • Optical power meters
  • Fiber inspection scopes
  • EXFO
  • Viavi / JDSU

Modern Transport

  • Ethernet
  • Carrier Ethernet
  • IP transport
  • Optical Ethernet
  • Packet-based services

Preferred Experience

We are particularly interested in candidates who have worked in field environments supporting:

  • Telecommunications carriers
  • ILECs
  • CLECs
  • MSOs
  • Fiber providers
  • Metro or long-haul transport networks

Potential backgrounds include Verizon, Optimum/Altice, Spectrum/Charter, Zayo, Crown Castle, Windstream, Lumen/Level 3, or similar environments.

Military communications, signal, electronics, and telecommunications backgrounds may also translate well.

Strong Fit Indicators

You may be a strong fit if you have worked as a:

  • Telecom Field Engineer
  • Transport Engineer
  • Transport Technician
  • Field Service Technician
  • Network Field Technician
  • Transmission Technician
  • Central Office Technician
  • Special Services Technician
  • Fiber / Transport Technician

The key requirement is real hands-on field experience working directly with carrier transport equipment - not only NOC monitoring, design, planning, or remote support.

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

$30.00 - $60.00
Per hour
USD30 - USD60 per hour
Added 17/09/2026
Reference: 168119_1789661825

Telecom Field Engineer - SONET / TDM / DWDM

Garden City, New York, United States of America Contract Engineering

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