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The Senior Communications Technician will provide national telecommunications field support. This role requires a highly motivated individual, capable of working independent of direct supervision, to support communications systems across a large geographic area. This position will provide direct support of projects, system preventative maintenance, fault isolation and troubleshooting, and 24 hour on-call support. The technician will also provide support and first level training of field operations personnel.
Job Responsibility
Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting for Avaya Communications equipment, to include CM, Session Manager, System Manager, G430 and G450 media gateways, and Voicemail
Assist projects group with the implementation of project related systems
Direct local contractors engaged in the installation and maintenance of telecommunications systems
Provide support and first level training of field operations personnel
Act as first level liaison between field operations and the IT organization
Drive standards in the field and provide feedback to the communications engineering team
Work with carrier services on voice networks on installing, provisioning and troubleshooting voice and data infrastructures
Provide 24x7 on-call support
Travel up to 50%
Requirements
A high school degree or G.E.D. is required
An Associate's degree in Electronics or 7 years of equivalent experience in the field of Electronics is required
7 years of experience in the installation and/or maintenance of Avaya telecommunications systems
The applicant should be able to utilize test equipment and software required to support Avaya telecommunications systems in the field
The applicant should also be proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel
Ability to work independently of direct supervision and prioritize assigned activities
Ability to interact with internal and external teams /clients to solve problems
Physical ability to work in an outdoor environment and safely and effectively operate a motor vehicle
Nice to have
A network certification such as a CCNA is a plus
What we offer
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Disability
other insurance plans
ESPP (employee stock purchase program)
401K program with company match after 12 months
HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan)
SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions
Corporate discount savings program
On-demand training program
Access to certification prep and library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars after 6+ months