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Provide Quality Control (QC) support on a wide variety of IT systems, to include premises wiring; inside plant (ISP) infrastructure, telecommunications rooms/areas and associated infrastructure; and outside cable plant (OSP) infrastructure.

Performing walkthroughs/inspections.
• Reviewing and validating installation procedures.
• Maintaining QC checklists and logs.
• Witnessing IT testing.
• Witnessing critical aspects (i.e. concrete encasement, mandrelling, etc.) of outside plant construction.
• Performing checkpoint reviews and filing reports.
  
• Attending project briefings.
• Provides installation and operational support of voice and data communications hardware and software systems.
• Designs, develops, implements, tests, debugs, and maintains communications systems.
• Performs configuration of operating system and security patches for host and distributed systems, and implements incident response procedures during incidents of a
  network or host security breach.
• Complies with prescribed customer, industry, and agency standards.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related discipline with 5+ years' experience, or
• Associate's degree in computer science, engineering, or related discipline with 7+ years' experience.
• SECRET security clearance.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• At least five (5) years experience in IT installation and testing
• BICSI Certificate (Installer 1 or higher)
• Experience with optical fiber and copper cable testing.
• Experience with grounding, bonding, and shielding.
• Familiarity with ANSI/TIA standards.
• Familiarity with military IT/construction projects.

Physical Requirements:

This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions:

• Standing for long periods.
• Ambulate throughout a building.
• Ambulate between several buildings.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, as required.

It is the policy of Empower AI to provide equal opportunity in recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting individuals in all job categories without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected class or category as may be defined by federal, state, or local laws or regulations. In addition, we affirm that all compensation, benefits, company-sponsored training, educational assistance, social, and recreational programs are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. It is our firm intent to support equal employment opportunity and affirmative action in keeping with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.