**Our client is only able to work with W2 candidates at this time (US Citizen or Green Card Perm Residents)**
Hybrid Details: Springfield, MA – Hybrid Onsite/Remote
Duration: 12 months to start
Job Description
- Field experience with DNP3, ICCP, Synchrophasor, STTP, and related SCADA telemetry transport protocols
- Experience with cellular and satellite antennas and related booster infrastructure
- Experience with direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) electrical installations
- Understand how to use protocol analyzers such as Wireshark to inspect traffic flow with packet capture and evaluate network performance data, ensuring operation is within network specification
- Working knowledge of automatic ring down voice circuits
- Familiarity with microwave systems and related tower-based radio infrastructure
- Experience with common infrastructure monitoring protocols and related tools (e.g. SNMP, etc.)
Primary Responsibilities
- Design and implement analog and digital voice communication systems, including PBX, Voice gateways, IAD routers, FXS/FXO, VoIP, SIP, LTE and related technologies.
- Conduct performance analysis of voice communication systems and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and maintain circuit management solutions, including traffic analysis, network optimization, and troubleshooting with commercial vendors.
- Configure and maintain multiplexers for data transmission over communication lines.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop and deploy reliable voice communication solutions that meet business needs.
- Work together with a team on various projects to update and modernize telecom and network infrastructure.
- Identify and recommend the latest telecommunication technologies, standards, and best practices.
- Provide guidance to junior engineers and technicians.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation and diagrams.
- Participate in project planning and management, including scoping, execution, and documentation.
- Work with various carriers, LECs and vendors to complete and maintain circuits and circuit orders.
Minimum Requirements / Education
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications/Network Engineering, or associated disciplines from an accredited engineering school, or equivalent professional experience.
- 5+ years of experience in telecommunications and network engineering with a focus on voice communications and circuit management.
- Understanding of the OSI seven-layer model with advanced knowledge of layer 1 and layer 2 transport systems and intermediate knowledge of layer 3 routing and routing protocols
- Experience with firewalls, such as policies related to Telecom and data networks, including identification of required TCP/UDP ports and ACL's
- Experience with analog voice communication infrastructure, including PBX, T1 PRI, channel banks, TDM circuits, and related technologies.
- Experience with digital and IP based voice communication infrastructure, including VoIP, SIP, LTE, and related technologies.
- Familiarity with MPLS, Ethernet and IP wide-area network routing and switching, with a focus around wide-area network technologies like DMVPN, SD-WAN, and related technologies.
- Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure engineering principles, including network analysis, circuit design, and system architecture.
- Experience with Microsoft Visio or similar diagramming software.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Experience with project management methodologies and tools.