Ribbon Fiber Technician - Data Center

Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Ribbon Fiber Technician to support a critical new data center campus build in Manassas, VA. The primary objective of this role is to establish the high-capacity optical links between multiple newly constructed data center buildings on the campus. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in handling, routing, and mass-fusion splicing extreme high-count ribbon fiber cables (1728 count) through underground duct banks, vaults, and inter-building pathways. This role operates within a fast-paced greenfield construction environment and requires strict adherence to project timelines and safety standards.
Key Responsibilities

• Inter-Building Cable Routing: Safely pull and route high-density ribbon fiber optic cables between data center buildings, navigating outdoor plant (OSP) environments, underground conduits, maintenance manholes, and innerducts.
• Mass Fusion Splicing: Perform precision mass fusion splicing of 12-fiber ribbons using specialized ribbon splicing equipment (e.g., Fujikura, Sumitomo). Ensure optimal alignment and minimal insertion loss across extreme high-count fiber trunks.
• Cable Preparation & Ribbonizing: Expertly strip, prep, and manage high-count cables. Perform ribbonizing of loose tube fibers where transition splicing is required to interface with intra-building networks.
• Enclosure Installation: Build out and seal high-capacity fiber splice closures (FSCs) and fiber distribution panels within campus vaults and building meet-me rooms (MMRs), ensuring robust protection against environmental factors.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Conduct bi-directional OTDR and optical power meter testing on high-count fiber links to verify continuity, identify micro-bends, and ensure the campus backbone meets strict performance thresholds.
• Site Safety & Coordination: Navigate a highly active construction site safely. Coordinate with civil contractors, electrical teams, and project managers to ensure pathway readiness and adherence to OSHA and site-specific safety regulations.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 1+ years of specialized experience in ribbon fiber splicing and high-count fiber optic cable deployments, particularly in campus, OSP (Outside Plant), or telecommunications environments.
• Technical Expertise: Proven mastery of mass fusion splicers, ribbon preparation tools, and high-capacity splice enclosures. Familiarity with the unique handling requirements and bend-radius limitations of heavy, extreme high-count cables.
• Testing Proficiency: Experience utilizing advanced OTDRs capable of rapid, multi-fiber testing and interpreting complex trace data.
• Certifications: No formal certifications are required; selection will be based on verifiable hands-on experience and technical competence in ribbon fiber deployment.
• Blueprint Comprehension: Ability to read and interpret campus site plans, conduit routing diagrams, and splice matrices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience connecting multiple buildings on hyperscale data center campuses in the Northern Virginia (Ashburn/Manassas) market.
• Experience transitioning OSP ribbon cables to indoor-rated cables within building entrance facilities.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to safely lift, push, pull, and manipulate heavy cable and equipment weighing up to 50–70 lbs.
• Capability to work in varied outdoor environments, including confined spaces (such as telecommunications vaults or manholes), and adapt to changing weather conditions common on construction sites.
• Superior manual dexterity, steady hands, and excellent visual acuity for preparing and splicing multi-fiber ribbons.

Equal Opportunity Employer Disclosure:

Kinaras Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

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Applicants selected may be subject to a background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or employment as a contractor assigned to the U.S. government, as required.