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Outside Plant Technician (OSP)

At a Glance

Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Experience
2–4 years
Compensation
ry range for this position is $58,000 - $62,000. Range shown in $USD for US r
Posted
2026-07-20T16:06:57-04:00

Key Requirements

Certifications

  • SAFe

Domain Knowledge

  • Construction
  • Regulatory
  • Telecommunications

Requirements

Perform routine outside plant maintenance, including handholds, fiber drops, and related infrastructure.

Diagnose and initiate repairs for outages, light loss, and other network issues.

Test fiber using OTDR, VFL, and other testing equipment to verify network integrity.

Establish fiber cross-connects for customer activations.

Demonstrate a working knowledge of central offices, active cabinets, and backup power systems such as UPS and generators.

Perform fiber splicing using mass fusion and ribbonizing techniques.

Compensation & Benefits

As a safety sensitive position, Tucows reserves the right to administer pre-employment drug testing for illegal drug use for those successful candidates presented with an offer of employment for consideration.

Tucows and its subsidiaries participate in the E-verify program for all US employees.

Want to know more about what we stand for? At Ting and Tucows we care about protecting the open Internet, narrowing digital divide, and supporting fairness and equality.

We also know that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to inclusion across race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. We celebrate multiple approaches and diverse points of view.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

What's new at Tucows

Responsibilities

, you'll play a key role in building, maintaining, and expanding Ting's fiber network.

You'll perform installation, testing, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of outside plant infrastructure, including conduit, fiber, splice enclosures, cabinets, and utility locating.

Independently install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair Ting's fiber outside plant network.

Perform drop burials from the fiber plant to the Network Interface Device (NID) using appropriate equipment (plows, shovels, etc.).

Blow fiber drops from splice enclosures to customer premises without supervision.

Couple and proof microduct pathways independently.