Telecommunications Technician

Location: Lexington, South Carolina (or within an hour drive of Lexington, day trips)

• Travel Coverage: Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina

Overview

The Senior Communications Technician will provide regional telecommunications field support. This role requires a highly motivated individual, capable of working independent of direct supervision, to support a wide array of communications systems. This position will provide direct support of local 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.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting for various types of communication systems, such as voice, data, SCADA, video, microwave, and satellite equipment, in addition to the infrastructure which it supports.
• 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.
• Provide 24x7 on-call support.
• Travel up to 40%.

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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.
• FCC license is preferred.
• A network certification such as a CCNA is a plus.
• 7 years experience in the installation and/or maintenance of telecommunications systems, including wireless data systems, SCADA, and LAN cabling systems are required.
• Proven experience with phone system and microwave communications systems installation and maintenance are a plus.
• The applicant should be able to utilize test equipment and software required to support telecommunications 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.