Quavatel Limited is a company with headquarters in Kenya.
Quavatel is focused on building the required infrastructure that enables individuals, businesses and communities access the internet.
To this end, Quavatel provides a Turn-key optical fiber network deployment and undertakes the construction of the infrastructure projects for service providers to the public, Government institutions building network infrastructure for their own use or the public, as well as, enterprises building their own networks.
We wish to identify: highly competent, proactive and self-driven individuals who can work anywhere in Kenya, to fill the below position
Fiber Technicians
5 Positions
Reporting to the Operations Manager, the ideal candidates will be responsible for splicing and record keeping of Quavatel Limited fiber plant at development / building stage and subsequent maintenance.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Fiber splicing during network expansion.
- Fiber splicing and termination to customer endpoint.
- Troubleshooting fiber plant faults.
- Fiber splicing on maintenance occasioned by fault.
- Schedule and perform regular preventive maintenance on the fiber plant.
- Regular servicing of fiber splicing and maintenance tools/equipment.
- Keep and avail record of fiber pair splicing details on a weekly basis.
- Provide monthly data on fiber plant cable utilization.
Qualifications:
- Diploma/Certificate in Computer Science/ Electrical/ Electronics / Information technology
- At least 2 years’ experience in telecoms or ISP environment.
- Industry certifications in Optical network/ structured cabling technologies would be an added advantage.
- Good experience in fiber plant troubleshooting.
- Experience splicing plant to support ECI, Huawei, ZTE, Tejas (SDH/GPON/Metro Ethernet)
- Experience in EXFO OTDR (power and loss/attenuation analysis )
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent planning, analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
How to Apply:
Interested candidates who meet the above should send their application and detailed CV, including your qualifications, experience, present position and current remuneration.
The forwarding e-mail and cover letter must clearly indicate the job title on the subject line.
Send your application to hr@quavatel.co.ke by 30th September, 2015 before 5:00pm East African time.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted