IT Systems Quality Control Inspector

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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 0-5+ years' experience, or
• Associate's degree in computer science, engineering, or related discipline with 7+ years' experience.
• SECRET security clearance.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Up to five (5) years experience in IT installation and testing
• 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.

All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm's overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.