Connectivity Engineer (ISP) – Hyperscale Data Center

Location

New Albany, OH

Schedule

• Night Shift
• Wednesday through Sunday
• 6:00 PM - 6:00 AM
• 100% onsite
• No remote or hybrid work available

Position Summary

We are seeking a Connectivity Engineer (ISP) to support the acceptance, readiness, commissioning, and turnover of fiber infrastructure within a hyperscale data center environment.

This role serves as the technical authority for fiber validation, infrastructure readiness, quality assurance, and operational handoff. The ideal candidate combines hands-on fiber experience with strong troubleshooting capabilities, acceptance testing expertise, QA/QC ownership, and contractor management experience.

Successful candidates will have experience interpreting OTDR results, reviewing fiber certification packages, validating structured cabling installations, identifying deficiencies, conducting readiness reviews, and supporting infrastructure turnover into production operations.

Key Responsibilities

Fiber Acceptance & Testing

• Review and interpret OTDR traces and fiber certification results.
• Validate insertion loss and fiber acceptance criteria.
• Review Fluke, EXFO, Viavi, and OLTS test reports.
• Validate MPO/MTP and single-mode fiber installations.
• Support troubleshooting of failed fiber paths and connectivity issues.
• Verify fiber infrastructure meets design and operational requirements.

Readiness & Turnover

• Participate in network readiness reviews.
• Validate infrastructure before operational turnover.
• Review punch-list completion status.
• Verify acceptance criteria are met prior to signoff.
• Support go-live and operational handoff activities.
• Communicate readiness risks and deficiencies to stakeholders.

QA/QC & Auditing

• Perform physical audits of installed infrastructure.
• Validate cable routing, labeling, pathway utilization, and workmanship.
• Review installations against approved drawings, standards, and design packages.
• Establish and validate First-of-Kind (FOK) benchmark installations.
• Create and manage deficiency logs and corrective actions.

Connectivity Infrastructure

• Validate ISP and OSP fiber infrastructure.
• Verify structured cabling installations.
• Review port maps, splice records, rack elevations, cable schedules, and as-built documentation.
• Support MMR, MDF, IDF, and network room readiness activities.
• Troubleshoot Layer 1 connectivity issues.

Contractor & Vendor Management

• Review contractor test reports and closeout documentation.
• Ensure compliance with installation and acceptance standards.
• Escalate quality, schedule, and readiness concerns when appropriate.
• Hold vendors accountable for corrective actions and quality expectations.

Required Experience

Candidates should possess experience in several of the following areas:

• ISP fiber deployments
• OSP fiber deployments
• Fiber certification testing
• OTDR interpretation
• EXFO, Fluke, Viavi, or JDSU testing platforms
• Fiber troubleshooting and fault isolation
• Structured cabling systems
• Fiber splicing
• MPO/MTP infrastructure
• Data center deployments
• Commissioning support
• Turnovers and readiness reviews
• QA/QC inspections
• Fiber acceptance packages
• Contractor and vendor management

Preferred Backgrounds

Strong candidates often come from:

• Meta
• Google
• AWS
• Microsoft
• Oracle
• Direct Line
• E2 Optics
• IES Communications
• Black Box
• Hyperscale data center environments
• Structured cabling and fiber infrastructure programs

What a Strong Candidate Can Discuss

Candidates selected for interview should be able to confidently discuss:

• OTDR trace interpretation
• Fiber acceptance criteria
• Insertion loss testing
• Fiber troubleshooting
• FOK inspections
• QA/QC audits
• Readiness reviews
• Turnovers and operational handoffs
• Commissioning support
• Port-map validation
• As-built documentation reviews
• Contractor management
• Deficiency tracking and corrective actions

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is someone who has personally owned:

• Fiber testing and validation
• OTDR review and troubleshooting
• Infrastructure readiness activities
• Turnovers and acceptance signoffs
• QA/QC inspections and audits
• ISP and OSP infrastructure validation
• Contractor and vendor oversight
• Connectivity troubleshooting in live data center environments
• Commissioning and operational handoff support

This role is best suited for candidates with backgrounds in connectivity engineering, fiber acceptance, structured cabling, commissioning, data center infrastructure, and hyperscale network deployments.

This is a Contract position based out of New Albany, OH.

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $90.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in New Albany,OH.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 24, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.