Senior ICT Engineer – Outside Plant, Connectivity

Armada

Senior ICT Engineer at Armada designing and deploying edge GPU clusters. Leading OSP due diligence, fiber distribution design, and inter-discipline coordination for projects.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $137,040 - $171,300 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead OSP due diligence. Internal authority on outside-plant due diligence across new deployments — site assessment, provider qualification, and risk identification.
Distinguish yourself as a design team leader and liaison to Mechanical, Electrical, and Civil disciplines for coordination on connectivity pathways. Help set our team up for success as an inside authority on clear pathway requirements and constraints. High visibility for upward mobility and promotion as our business grows rapidly
Fiber distribution design. Own fiber distribution design and iterate project-to-project based on deployment-specific factors including scale, phasing, and site topology.
Own conduit sizing decisions across fiber ingress, inter-datahall connections, and pathway type selection. Oversee pre-cabled trunk sizing.
Cable tray loading and bonding/grounding coordination. Own cable tray loading calculations. Coordinate between the OSP provider and Armada's electrical engineers overseeing telecom bonding and grounding (TGB, TBB).
Oversee pre-construction submittals, including action submittals (technical approvals, product data, drawings, etc) to ensure compliance with project requirements.
Resume building opportunity to support SE lead technical sales motions for highest impact campus opportunities. Planned deployments of 20MW-50MW and greater capacities, deal sizes on average 200MM and greater

Requirements

What you’ll need

BICSI RCDD certification, ANSI, and BICSI credentials.
Demonstrated in-person experience leading complex OSP fiber projects from groundbreaking through acceptance — multi-mile pathway construction, high-count fiber pulls, splice coordination.
NEC fluency; TGB and TBB familiarity.
TIA competency — TIA-942 and TIA-568 and ISO/IEC 11801 international structured cabling.
Ability to lead initiatives and people. Drive design goals coordinating with ICT product, design, and installation partners. Interface with our manufacturer to drive design implementation when necessary

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base salary and equity
Medical, dental, and vision (subsidized cost)
Health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and dependent care FSAs (DCFSA)
Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth 401(k)
Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
14 paid company holidays per year

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Hard Skills & Tools

Fiber Distribution DesignConduit Sizing DecisionsCable Tray Loading CalculationsPathway Type SelectionPre-Construction SubmittalsHigh-Count Fiber PullsSplice Coordination

Soft Skills

LeadershipTeam CoordinationCommunication

Certifications

BICSI RCDD Certification