SDH / TDM / SONET Field Technician

We are seeking experienced Field Technicians with SDH, SONET, and TDM expertise to support large-scale telecom deployment, migration, and decommissioning projects across multiple customer locations.

Location: Columbus, OH
Travel Required
Pay Rate: $34–$40/hour
Employment Type: Contract

Key Responsibilities

• Utilize IT tools and asset management systems to identify and locate telecom equipment scheduled for decommissioning.
• Connect locally to telecom equipment when required to perform service checks and validation activities.
• Perform power clamp readings and safely power down telecom devices.
• Conduct equipment-level and circuit-level audits and provide detailed findings to project coordinators.
• Update project status and asset information using reporting and inventory management tools.
• Recover and remove legacy cabling and wiring as specified in project documentation.
• Label, tag, and document recovered assets according to client requirements.
• Support logistics, asset recovery, import/export activities, and operational functions as needed.
• Travel to customer sites to execute project deliverables.

Required Qualifications

• Strong understanding of:
• • SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy)
  • SONET (Synchronous Optical Network)
  • TDM (Time Division Multiplexing)
• Experience performing telecom equipment and inventory audits.
• Knowledge of DC and AC telecom power systems.
• Ability to interpret network documentation and asset records.
• Comfortable working with large volumes of technical and inventory data.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact with multiple stakeholders.
• Proficiency using IT tools, databases, and reporting applications.
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively to customer sites.

Preferred Equipment Experience

Experience working with one or more of the following platforms is highly desirable:

• Alcatel-Lucent BWM
• Alcatel-Lucent TDM10G
• Alcatel-Lucent DACS
• Alcatel-Lucent DMX
• Nortel TN Series
• Fujitsu Flashwave
• Marconi SMA Series
• Cisco ONS 15454
• ADVA FSP

At Swoon, we believe the future is built by great teams working on the technologies that keep the world running. That’s why we focus on more than just filling roles. We help companies build the right teams at the right time – teams that move big ideas forward.

Across the US and Canada, leading organizations trust us to leverage our expertise to help them build, secure, and scale the technologies that are shaping tomorrow. The result isn’t just successful hires. It’s a hiring journey that’s as rewarding as the outcome: teams that thrive, cultures that grow stronger, and results that exceed expectations.

Because at the end of the day, we exist to help companies and people achieve their boldest ambitions.