Main FTTH Technician – Fiber Network Specialist

About the role

We are looking for a senior Main FTTH Technician to lead the installation, activation and maintenance of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks for both residential and enterprise customers in Nairobi. The role involves hands‑on technical work as well as supervising field teams to ensure high‑quality service delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Install and activate FTTH services, including indoor and outdoor cabling and customer premises equipment (CPE) setup.
• Perform fiber optic splicing, jointing, termination and comprehensive testing using OTDR and OPM equipment.
• Configure ONTs, activate OLTs and install routers to deliver end‑to‑end connectivity.
• Conduct signal tracing, fault resolution, attenuation checks and connectivity restoration across GPON networks.
• Provide preventive and corrective maintenance for backbone infrastructure, cabinet patching and JC identification.
• Lead and coordinate field teams during fiber deployment and network maintenance activities.

Required profile

• Senior‑level professional with at least 24 months of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Safaricom fiber infrastructure.
• Ability to lead field crews and manage multiple deployment projects.

Required skills

• FTTH installation and activation
• Fiber optic splicing, jointing and termination
• OTDR and OPM testing
• ONT configuration and OLT activation
• Router installation and CPE setup
• Indoor and outdoor cabling
• Fiber troubleshooting and attenuation measurement
• GPON preventive and corrective maintenance
• Field team leadership