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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Arlington County requires all applicants to thoroughly complete each section of the application, including prior job responsibilities, duties, and supplemental questions. While applicants may attach a resume, it will not replace a completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Arlington County's Department of Technology Services (DTS) is seeking a Network Analyst to support the ConnectArlington Fiber Team. ConnectArlington is the County-owned fiber-optic network supporting government operations, public safety, schools, transportation, and other essential public services. The Network Analyst will support the operation, maintenance, expansion, troubleshooting, and emergency restoration of the network, including fiber splicing, testing, documentation, construction inspection, and contractor oversight. The position will also coordinate fiber projects, cutovers, outages, and field activities while providing technical support and operational updates to County staff, contractors, customers, and leadership.
Major Job Duties:
• Supports the operation, maintenance, expansion, troubleshooting, and emergency restoration of the ConnectArlington fiber-optic network, including fiber splicing, testing, termination, and repair;
• Develops and maintains fiber splice documentation, network records, and fiber management system data;
• Reviews construction plans and conducts field inspections to verify fiber and conduit routes, existing conditions, construction progress, and completed work;
• Monitors contractors performing fiber construction, installation, splicing, testing, maintenance, and restoration activities;
• Coordinates fiber projects, cutovers, outages, and other service-impacting work with County staff, contractors, utilities, and stakeholders; and
• Provides technical support and clear operational updates to field personnel, project teams, customers, and County leadership, including during after-hours and emergency activities.
The ideal candidate will have:
• Proven experience supporting, maintaining, troubleshooting, or restoring outside-plant fiber-optic infrastructure, including single-mode fiber, splice closures, conduit, handholes, termination points, and fiber identification practices; and
• Coordinating or monitoring telecommunications contractors and field activities experience, including the ability to communicate technical information clearly to technical, nontechnical, and managerial audiences.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, or a related field; and
- Considerable experience directly related to the design, implementation, and integration of local and wide-area network architectures.
Substitution: Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year for year basis.
Desirable Qualifications: Preference may be given to candidates with experience in one or more of the following:
- Advanced hands-on experience performing fusion splicing, OTDR testing, optical loss testing, and emergency restoration on operational outside-plant fiber networks;
- Experience supporting municipal, utility, campus, public safety, transportation, or other large-scale fiber-optic networks, including construction inspection and contractor oversight and/or
- Industry-recognized fiber-optic certification, such as Fiber Optic Association Certified Fiber Optic Technician (FOA CFOT), ETA International Fiber Optics Installer (FOI), or equivalent certification.
Special Requirements
Resume Requirement: A complete application will include a resume addressing how the applicant’s education, work experience, and training meet the requirements under the selection criteria, highlighting accomplishments in these areas and the desirable qualifications.
Background check: A pre-employment criminal records background check will be conducted. It may include checks of criminal records, driving records, education, professional licensure, and credit history. Applicants may be required to sign a release authorizing the County to obtain background information.
The applicant must possess, or obtain by the time of appointment, a valid driver license. The applicant must authorize Arlington County to obtain or provide a copy of the official driving record as required for County business driving.
A complete application with work-history responsibilities is required to be considered for this position. Responses to the supplemental questionnaire are considered part of the selection process and are required. Applicants should not provide “see resume” as a response. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
In accordance with § 19.2-392.15, applicants are not required to provide information regarding sealed arrests, charges, or convictions in response to any questions or inquiries during the hiring process.
Additional Information
Work hours: This is a 40-hour-per-week position, generally Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with some scheduling flexibility.
This is primarily an in-person position with some limited remote work available with prior supervisor approval, subject to operational requirements and Arlington County telework policies.
Work Location: The primary work location is 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia, with regular travel to County facilities and field locations.
The position requires field work at County facilities, construction sites, roadways, utility corridors, and telecommunications infrastructure locations, subject to applicable safety requirements.
The position requires availability for occasional evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday work to support planned cutovers, construction activities, emergency restoration, and other planned or unplanned service-impacting events.
The selection process may include virtual and in-person interviews.
Arlington County offers a competitive salary and a great benefits package including a Defined Benefit (pension) plan. For more information on Arlington's family friendly benefits click here.
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