Fiber splicer.
Fusion splices and tests fibre in enclosures, splice trays and cabinets, indoors and outside plant.
- Sheet
- R-05
- Family
- Connectivity and network infrastructure
- Weighted most on
- Execution, Reliability, Technical depth
On a deployment.
Splicers join fibre with a fusion splicer, dress trays and closures, and test the result. Their work is mostly invisible and entirely critical. A poor splice is a fault that appears months later.
On data centre campus builds they splice building entry and inter-building routes. On outside plant they work in vaults, on poles and in vehicles.
What good looks like.
- Preparation
- Consistent low-loss splices with the trays dressed to the manufacturer diagram.
- Judgment
- OTDR traces saved and labelled per fibre, both directions.
- Handover
- Keeps closures sealed and documented so the next person can find their way.
What Riviot checks.
Required items must be held. Advantageous items move the rate and the shortlist order. Every item is declared until a reviewer checks it.
- FOA CFOS/S(declared)Advantageous
- Manufacturer splicer training (Fujikura, Sumitomo)(declared)Advantageous
- Confined space and vault safety(declared)Advantageous
- OSHA 30 (US) or ECS card (UK)(declared)Required
How Vio assesses this role.
Weighted most on Execution, Reliability, Technical depth.
- Technical depth
- Execution
- Judgment
- Communication
- Reliability
- Range
A closure with mixed fibre types and an unclear splice schedule. The candidate explains how they verify before they splice.
Rate context.
- Contract, US (Dallas-Fort Worth)
- $380 to $600 a day
- Contract, UK (London)
- £260 to £420 a day
- Permanent, US
- $68,000 to $95,000
- Permanent, UK
- £38,000 to £55,000
Illustrative rate table v0.1, September 2026. Indicative ranges before certification and shift uplifts. Use the calculator for your profile.
Typical projects.
- Campus fibre routes
- Building entry and riser splicing
- Outside plant closures
- Remediation of legacy splices
Markets with the most demand.
Demand is spread across all six markets.
Related roles.
Questions about this role.
How quickly can you shortlist a fiber splicer?
Shortlists typically arrive within two working days of a complete brief. You get two to five masked scorecards, each with a note from the recruiter. If the site needs clearance or a rare certification, the recruiter will say so on the day the brief arrives.
Contract or permanent?
Both. We place fiber splicers on contract and permanent terms. On contract work, Riviot can act as employer of record or agent of record. The contract versus permanent tool shows where the crossover sits for your market.
What if the site needs a certification not listed here?
Put it in the brief. The recruiter shortlists against it, and it shows on each scorecard as declared until a reviewer has checked the document.
Do engineers travel between markets?
Many do. Engineers in the network travel between the six launch markets. Travel and lodging terms are agreed at brief stage. Say in the brief if you need someone local.