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Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Fiber Analyst to join our team and help technicians and engineers remotely.

The successful candidate will be responsible to help technicians remotely for perform Fiber characterization, Bi-directional Testing, troubleshooting remotely on vendor Fiber networks, primarily within ISP & OSP environments.

The role requires expertise in OTDR & EXFO FTB 1 - 4 to validate Fiber paths remotely, identify issues, and provide remediation recommendations.

As part of dynamic remote team, you will have to prepare test packages remotely, manage project schedules, and collaborate with vendors, project managers, and internal teams to deliver high-quality results.

Key Responsibilities:

Help technicians and engineers in the field for Fiber Testing & Troubleshooting:

Read OTDR to map and analyse Fiber routes, identifying splices, connectors, bends, and faults along the Fiber path.

Help them Perform CD/PMD, Bi-directional testing and power meter/laser tests to assess Fiber integrity and bandwidth capabilities remotely.

Remediation & Repair: Based on test results, help technicians to perform fusion splicing on problematic Fiber segments, ensuring minimal signal loss and optimal Fiber performance.

Help technicians and field engineers Conduct Fiber end-face inspection and cleaning, as necessary.

Documentation & Reporting: Prepare comprehensive test reports on Fast Reporter remotely, redlined Fiber path documentation, and demarcation maps.

Document and report all findings, remediation efforts, and retest results to stakeholders, including vendors and project managers.

Vendor & Project Management Interface: Work closely with vendors remotely, project managers, and internal Fiber analysts to execute Statements of Work (SOWs) and provide timely feedback on Fiber network issues. Assist with scheduling, coordinating resources, and managing project timelines.

Qualifications Experience:

5+ years in the telecom/Fiber industry, with hands-on experience in field testing, Fiber deployment, and maintenance.

Strong analysis experience working with both ISP (inside plant) and OSP (outside plant) Fiber networks Remotely.

Proficiency in using OTDR for Fiber path validation and troubleshooting.

In-depth knowledge of Fiber characterization techniques such as CD/PMD and power meter/laser testing.

Basic to moderate fusion splicing skills, including splicing and re-splicing of problematic Fiber strands remotely.

Familiarity with Fiber end-face inspection and cleaning tools to ensure proper connector performance and reduce signal loss.

Proficiency with MS Word and Excel for documenting and generating test reports.

Strong ability to compile and present test data in a clear, organized format.

Excellent communication skills, with a comfort level in interfacing with vendors and project managers.

Ability to clearly articulate test findings remotely, remediation plans, and project status updates.

Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly identify Fiber-related issues and recommend effective solutions.

Ability to work independently and manage time efficiently to meet project deadlines.

End Product/Deliverables:

Completed OTDR, CD/PMD, and power/loss reports for Fiber paths.

Redlined Fiber path documentation and demarcation maps remotely.

Identified and remediated issues, including Fiber splicing and cleaning, with confirmation through retesting.

Comprehensive test data and findings shared with the vendor to validate network performance and drive remediation activities. Work Environment & Team:

Working closely with a Project Manager, Fiber Analyst, and vendor contacts.

Team members will collaborate with you remotely on Fiber network testing and troubleshooting, ensuring high standards of performance and customer satisfaction.

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

Data Manager

Overview

Our client is a well-established international organisation seeking an experienced Data Manager to take ownership of commercial and marketing data governance, reporting standards, and data quality across the business. Reporting into senior leadership, this role will be responsible for establishing a single trusted source of data, ensuring consistency of reporting, and enabling data-driven decision-making across multiple business functions. The successful candidate will lead the governance, quality, integrity, and management of business data while overseeing reporting environments, data integration processes, and stakeholder engagement. Working closely with technical reporting resources, they will ensure all business metrics are clearly defined, documented, and consistently applied throughout the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Data Governance & Quality

* Define, document, and govern commercial and marketing reporting metrics, ensuring consistency, transparency, and stakeholder alignment.

* Maintain a single authoritative source of business data, including ownership, lineage, and approved definitions.

* Establish and monitor data quality standards across key business systems and datasets.

* Design and implement validation processes to improve data accuracy at source.

* Identify, monitor, and resolve issues relating to data completeness, consistency, duplication, and reliability.

* Ensure all reporting outputs clearly reference data sources, definitions, and refresh dates.

* Own processes for managing and correcting reporting inaccuracies when identified.

Reporting & Analytics

* Oversee reporting, dashboard, and management information environments used across the organisation.

* Manage data integration and reporting workflows, ensuring reliable and scalable delivery of business insights.

* Provide high-quality analysis and evidence-based recommendations to support commercial decision making.

* Clearly communicate methodologies, assumptions, and confidence levels behind analytical findings.

* Review existing reporting frameworks and retire redundant or low-value reports where appropriate.

Data Architecture & Systems

* Define and maintain reporting data flows between business systems and platforms.

* Document data lineage, transformation logic, dependencies, and reporting schedules.

* Assess data implications associated with new technologies, platforms, and business systems.

* Support ongoing enhancement of reporting and analytics capabilities across the organisation.

Leadership & Compliance

* Lead and develop data and reporting resources, ensuring quality standards and delivery expectations are achieved.

* Manage stakeholder relationships across multiple business functions.

* Ensure appropriate data governance, access controls, retention policies, and regulatory compliance measures are maintained.

* Support organisational requirements relating to data protection, information governance, and responsible use of AI technologies.

Required Experience

* Proven experience in Data Management, Data Governance, Business Intelligence, Analytics, or Reporting leadership roles.

* Experience establishing governance frameworks, reporting standards, and KPI definitions.

* Strong understanding of data quality management, master data principles, reporting controls, and data lineage.

* Experience working with CRM platforms, business reporting tools, dashboards, and data warehouse environments.

* Knowledge of data integration, ETL processes, and broader data architecture concepts. * Strong analytical, stakeholder management, and problem-solving capabilities.

* Previous experience mentoring, managing, or developing analytical and technical team members.

* Understanding of GDPR, data protection, information governance, and access management principles.

Desirable Skills

* Experience operating in a multi-site or international business environment.

* Strong reporting and dashboard strategy experience.

* Experience driving improvements in data governance and data quality maturity.

* Ability to influence senior stakeholders and promote data-driven decision making.

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

We are seeking a Field Engineer to support the installation, commissioning, testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance of telecommunications and network infrastructure.

This is a hands-on field position supporting DWDM, optical transport, SONET, OTN, Ethernet, IP transport, fiber optic infrastructure, and carrier-grade network equipment. The Field Engineer will travel to central offices, data centers, network facilities, and customer locations to perform equipment installations, circuit turn-ups, optical testing, fault isolation, maintenance, and network restoration activities.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working in the field, troubleshooting network issues independently, working with technical teams and customers, and using fiber and network test equipment to identify and resolve service-impacting issues.

Travel to customer sites, central offices, data centers, and network facilities to perform field engineering activities.

Install, configure, provision, test, and maintain DWDM and optical transport equipment.

Perform equipment installation, hardware replacement, line card swaps, and network upgrades.

Support the deployment and maintenance of SONET, OTN, Ethernet, Carrier Ethernet, and IP transport services.

Perform circuit turn-ups, service activations, acceptance testing, and circuit grooming.

Conduct optical testing using OTDRs, power meters, fiber scopes, BERT/PRBS testers, and transport test equipment.

Perform fiber inspection, certification, characterization, and optical fault isolation.

Troubleshoot problems involving fiber, optical signals, network hardware, transport equipment, and Layer 1 connectivity.

Identify and isolate network faults and work with Network Operations and Engineering teams to restore services.

Support network restoration and emergency outage activities when required.

Install and support customer premise equipment (CPE) and enterprise network services.

Work with transport equipment from vendors such as Ciena, Infinera, Nokia, Fujitsu, Cisco, Ribbon, Adtran, Juniper, and Alcatel-Lucent.

Perform preventative maintenance and equipment inspections.

Verify equipment, cabling, fiber connections, labeling, power, and network connectivity during installations.

Document field activities, test results, equipment changes, circuit information, and restoration activities.

Maintain accurate inventory, maintenance records, and trouble-ticket updates.

Coordinate with customers, contractors, vendors, Network Operations, and engineering teams to complete field assignments.

Follow site access, safety, security, change-management, and telecommunications installation procedures.

As a Field Engineer, you will develop practical, hands-on experience with the technologies and processes used to build and maintain modern telecommunications networks.

You will learn how to:

Install and commission network equipment in live carrier and enterprise environments.

Work with DWDM, OTN, SONET, Ethernet, and IP transport technologies.

Perform fiber optic testing and troubleshooting using OTDRs, power meters, fiber scopes, and specialized test equipment.

Understand how optical signals travel through metro and long-haul fiber networks.

Perform circuit turn-ups and service activation from initial installation through customer acceptance.

Troubleshoot issues at the fiber, optical, hardware, Layer 1, and transport layers.

Install and replace line cards, transponders, optical modules, multiplexers, and transport shelves.

Work with ROADM and optical multiplexing technologies.

Perform BERT, PRBS, RFC2544, and other network acceptance tests.

Develop structured fault-isolation and troubleshooting techniques.

Support network outages, emergency restoration, and service recovery.

Gain experience working directly with customers and telecommunications service providers.

Learn how carrier networks are operated, maintained, documented, and upgraded.

Develop field skills in equipment installation, fiber management, cabling, labeling, testing, and site standards.

Gain exposure to different telecommunications platforms and equipment manufacturers.

Build strong experience working across central offices, data centers, network facilities, and customer premises.

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

Systems Engineer

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a hands-on Systems Engineer to join an engineering team supporting a live broadcast production environment.

The immediate focus is on addressing a significant volume of server cybersecurity vulnerabilities and remediation activity. Working closely with senior engineers, this person will take ownership of day-to-day server patching, remediation, troubleshooting, and validation across a complex production environment where stability and attention to detail are critical.

This is a hands-on engineering position, not an architecture or management role. The successful candidate will be comfortable working directly on Linux systems, following established procedures, and taking ownership of assigned remediation work.

What You'll Do:

Perform hands-on patching and maintenance of production Linux servers, including controlled reboots and post-patch validation.

Review cybersecurity vulnerability tickets, understand the underlying issues, and determine appropriate remediation approaches.

Troubleshoot Linux systems and applications within complex production and networking environments.

Coordinate server shutdowns, patching, reactivation, and validation with senior engineering staff.

Maintain clear and accurate documentation of completed remediation and patching activities.

Support occasional Windows server patching and vendor application updates.

Work closely with senior engineers and the broader team to safely reduce the backlog of outstanding vulnerabilities.

Follow established engineering procedures and change-control practices when working on production systems.

What We're Looking For:

The strongest candidates will have 4-7 years of hands-on systems/infrastructure experience, with a strong foundation in Linux administration.

Essential Qualifications:

Strong Linux systems administration experience.

Hands-on experience with production server patching and maintenance.

Experience identifying, troubleshooting, and remediating cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

Ability to troubleshoot systems within complex networking environments.

Experience working carefully and methodically within production environments.

Strong communication skills and the ability to follow established engineering procedures.

Comfortable working directly on servers and performing hands-on remediation activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Rocky Linux, CentOS, or RHEL.

Exposure to AWS / EC2.

Scripting experience with Bash, Python, or similar technologies.

Experience with monitoring platforms such as Grafana, Splunk, Dynatrace, or similar tools.

Experience supporting broadcast, media, streaming, or other high-availability production environments.

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

We are seeking a hands-on ISP Engineer (Rack & Stack) to support data center and network infrastructure installations at a customer site.

This is a hands on rack and stack role, focused on the physical installation and cabling of rack and fiber infrastructure, including cable management, patching, and fiber termination. This is a customer-facing, hands-on position requiring strong attention to quality, safety, documentation, and installation standards.

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

We are seeking a Transport Engineer to support the design, deployment, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, and optimization of telecommunications transport network infrastructure.

The role focuses on ensuring reliable transmission of voice, data, and network services across optical and carrier-grade transport networks. The Transport Engineer will work with network equipment, fiber infrastructure, transport technologies, and network management systems to support service delivery and network availability.

The ideal candidate has experience with telecommunications networks, optical transport, network infrastructure, and troubleshooting, with the ability to work closely with engineering, operations, field, and customer-facing teams.

Support the deployment, configuration, testing, and maintenance of transport network infrastructure.

Monitor and troubleshoot transport network performance, connectivity, and service issues.

Support optical and network transport technologies across metro and long-haul environments.

Perform circuit provisioning, service activation, network turn-ups, and acceptance testing.

Troubleshoot network outages and perform fault isolation across physical, optical, and network layers.

Support installation, replacement, upgrades, and maintenance of transport network equipment.

Perform network testing and analyze test results to identify faults and performance issues.

Support network restoration activities during outages and service-impacting events.

Coordinate with field engineers, network operations, engineering teams, vendors, and customers.

Maintain network documentation, equipment records, configuration information, and technical reports.

Support preventative maintenance and network improvement activities.

Ensure network deployments and maintenance activities follow established technical and operational standards.

Participate in projects involving network expansion, upgrades, migrations, and new service deployments.

Practical experience with telecommunications transport networks and network infrastructure.

Fundamentals of optical transport and fiber-based network technologies.

Transport technologies such as DWDM, OTN, SONET, Ethernet, and carrier transport.

Network provisioning, circuit turn-up, service activation, and acceptance testing.

Transport network troubleshooting and fault-isolation techniques.

How network equipment and optical infrastructure operate within carrier environments.

Network monitoring, performance analysis, and outage restoration processes.

Fiber and optical testing methodologies.

How enterprise and wholesale telecommunications services are delivered across transport networks.

Network documentation, configuration management, and operational procedures.

Experience working with engineering, operations, field-service, and customer-facing teams.

Career development toward Senior Transport Engineer, Optical Engineer, Network Engineer, Transport Network Architect, or Network Operations roles.

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

We are seeking a Fiber Engineer to support the installation, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, and deployment of fiber-optic network infrastructure.

The role focuses on the design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of fiber networks supporting telecommunications, enterprise, and network infrastructure services. The Fiber Engineer will work with fiber-optic systems, cabling, network equipment, and testing tools to ensure reliable network performance and connectivity.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with fiber-optic infrastructure, network installations, testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance, with the ability to work in field, customer, data center, and communications environments.

Install, test, troubleshoot, and maintain fiber-optic network infrastructure.

Perform fiber installations, terminations, splicing, and network connectivity activities.

Conduct fiber testing and certification using industry-standard testing equipment.

Perform optical measurements, loss testing, and fault isolation.

Troubleshoot fiber and connectivity issues and identify the root cause of network problems.

Perform inspections and preventative maintenance on fiber infrastructure.

Support fiber network deployments, upgrades, expansions, and service activations.

Work with network and communications equipment connected to fiber infrastructure.

Perform testing and validation following installation, repair, or network modifications.

Support network restoration and emergency repair activities when required.

Read and interpret fiber documentation, network diagrams, drawings, and installation specifications.

Maintain accurate records of fiber routes, testing results, splicing activities, equipment, and maintenance work.

Coordinate with field engineers, network engineers, contractors, customers, and operations teams.

Follow established safety, installation, testing, and industry procedures.

Hands-on experience with fiber-optic network infrastructure.

Fiber installation, termination, splicing, testing, and maintenance techniques.

Fiber troubleshooting and optical fault-isolation methods.

How to use professional fiber testing and certification equipment.

Optical loss, power-level, and fiber-performance testing.

Fiber network documentation, diagrams, and infrastructure records.

How fiber networks support telecommunications and enterprise services.

Network restoration and emergency fiber-repair procedures.

Best practices for working in field, data center, customer, and communications environments.

Preventative maintenance and fiber network quality-control processes.

Coordination between fiber, network, engineering, and field-service teams.

Career development toward Senior Fiber Engineer, Fiber Optic Technician, Network Engineer, Optical Engineer, Transport Engineer, or Fiber Design Engineer roles.

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

We are seeking a Field Engineer to support the installation, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, and deployment of technical equipment and infrastructure at customer and operational sites.

The Field Engineer will perform hands-on technical work in the field, identify and resolve equipment and system issues, conduct inspections and testing, and ensure installations and maintenance activities are completed safely and according to established procedures.

The ideal candidate is technically minded, comfortable working independently in field environments, and able to communicate effectively with customers, engineers, technicians, and internal teams.

Install, configure, test, and maintain equipment and technical systems at field locations.

Perform site inspections, equipment assessments, and preventative maintenance.

Troubleshoot and resolve equipment, connectivity, hardware, and system issues.

Diagnose problems using appropriate testing tools and technical procedures.

Perform equipment replacements, upgrades, repairs, and system installations.

Conduct testing and verification to ensure systems are operating correctly.

Support new deployments, service activations, and equipment commissioning.

Respond to service issues and assist with restoration and corrective maintenance.

Work directly with customers and site personnel when required.

Coordinate with engineering, operations, vendors, and other technical teams.

Maintain accurate service records, test results, equipment inventories, and field documentation.

Follow company safety procedures and industry standards while working at customer and operational sites.

Travel to different locations as required to support installations, maintenance, and troubleshooting activities.

Hands-on experience with technical equipment and field infrastructure.

Practical troubleshooting and diagnostic techniques.

Equipment installation, configuration, testing, and maintenance procedures.

How to read technical documentation, drawings, and installation requirements.

Professional use of testing and diagnostic tools.

Field service and preventative maintenance practices.

Customer-site communication and technical support.

Safety procedures and best practices for field operations.

Documentation, reporting, inventory, and service-ticket processes.

How technical systems are deployed and maintained in real-world environments.

Opportunities to develop toward Senior Field Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Systems Engineer, Network Engineer, or Technical Operations roles.

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

We are seeking a Fiber Engineer to support the installation, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, and deployment of fiber-optic network infrastructure.

The role focuses on the design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of fiber networks supporting telecommunications, enterprise, and network infrastructure services. The Fiber Engineer will work with fiber-optic systems, cabling, network equipment, and testing tools to ensure reliable network performance and connectivity.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with fiber-optic infrastructure, network installations, testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance, with the ability to work in field, customer, data center, and communications environments.

Install, test, troubleshoot, and maintain fiber-optic network infrastructure.

Perform fiber installations, terminations, splicing, and network connectivity activities.

Conduct fiber testing and certification using industry-standard testing equipment.

Perform optical measurements, loss testing, and fault isolation.

Troubleshoot fiber and connectivity issues and identify the root cause of network problems.

Perform inspections and preventative maintenance on fiber infrastructure.

Support fiber network deployments, upgrades, expansions, and service activations.

Work with network and communications equipment connected to fiber infrastructure.

Perform testing and validation following installation, repair, or network modifications.

Support network restoration and emergency repair activities when required.

Read and interpret fiber documentation, network diagrams, drawings, and installation specifications.

Maintain accurate records of fiber routes, testing results, splicing activities, equipment, and maintenance work.

Coordinate with field engineers, network engineers, contractors, customers, and operations teams.

Follow established safety, installation, testing, and industry procedures.

Hands-on experience with fiber-optic network infrastructure.

Fiber installation, termination, splicing, testing, and maintenance techniques.

Fiber troubleshooting and optical fault-isolation methods.

How to use professional fiber testing and certification equipment.

Optical loss, power-level, and fiber-performance testing.

Fiber network documentation, diagrams, and infrastructure records.

How fiber networks support telecommunications and enterprise services.

Network restoration and emergency fiber-repair procedures.

Best practices for working in field, data center, customer, and communications environments.

Preventative maintenance and fiber network quality-control processes.

Coordination between fiber, network, engineering, and field-service teams.

Career development toward Senior Fiber Engineer, Fiber Optic Technician, Network Engineer, Optical Engineer, Transport Engineer, or Fiber Design Engineer roles.

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

We are seeking a Transport Engineer to support the design, deployment, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, and optimization of telecommunications transport network infrastructure.

The role focuses on ensuring reliable transmission of voice, data, and network services across optical and carrier-grade transport networks. The Transport Engineer will work with network equipment, fiber infrastructure, transport technologies, and network management systems to support service delivery and network availability.

The ideal candidate has experience with telecommunications networks, optical transport, network infrastructure, and troubleshooting, with the ability to work closely with engineering, operations, field, and customer-facing teams.

Support the deployment, configuration, testing, and maintenance of transport network infrastructure.

Monitor and troubleshoot transport network performance, connectivity, and service issues.

Support optical and network transport technologies across metro and long-haul environments.

Perform circuit provisioning, service activation, network turn-ups, and acceptance testing.

Troubleshoot network outages and perform fault isolation across physical, optical, and network layers.

Support installation, replacement, upgrades, and maintenance of transport network equipment.

Perform network testing and analyze test results to identify faults and performance issues.

Support network restoration activities during outages and service-impacting events.

Coordinate with field engineers, network operations, engineering teams, vendors, and customers.

Maintain network documentation, equipment records, configuration information, and technical reports.

Support preventative maintenance and network improvement activities.

Ensure network deployments and maintenance activities follow established technical and operational standards.

Participate in projects involving network expansion, upgrades, migrations, and new service deployments.

Practical experience with telecommunications transport networks and network infrastructure.

Fundamentals of optical transport and fiber-based network technologies.

Transport technologies such as DWDM, OTN, SONET, Ethernet, and carrier transport.

Network provisioning, circuit turn-up, service activation, and acceptance testing.

Transport network troubleshooting and fault-isolation techniques.

How network equipment and optical infrastructure operate within carrier environments.

Network monitoring, performance analysis, and outage restoration processes.

Fiber and optical testing methodologies.

How enterprise and wholesale telecommunications services are delivered across transport networks.

Network documentation, configuration management, and operational procedures.

Experience working with engineering, operations, field-service, and customer-facing teams.

Career development toward Senior Transport Engineer, Optical Engineer, Network Engineer, Transport Network Architect, or Network Operations roles.

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