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Job Description
Design or configure voice, video, and data communications systems. Supervise installation and post-installation service and maintenance.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 15-1143.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Telecommunications Engineering Specialists”.
Also Known As…
- Telecommunications Engineering Specialists
- Telecommunications Consultant
- Telecommunication Systems Designer
- Telecommunication Engineer
- Telecom Network Manager (Telecommunication Network Manager)
- Senior Telecommunications Consultant
- Senior Consultant
- Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD)
- Network Technician
- Consultant
- Wireless Technician
- VoIP Engineer (Voice Over Internet Protocol Engineer)
- Voice Engineer
- Telecommunications Specialist
- Telecommunications Operator
- Telecommunications Manager
- Telecommunications Management Specialist
- Telecommunications Engineer
- Telecommunications Analyst
- Systems Engineer
- Principal Consultant
- Network Operations Center Technician (NOC Technician)
- Network Engineer
- Multimedia Telecommunications Systems Integrator
- Communications Technician
Tasks for “Principal Consultant”
- Keep abreast of changes in industry practices and emerging telecommunications technology by reviewing current literature, talking with colleagues, participating in educational programs, attending meetings or workshops, or participating in professional organizations or conferences.
- Work with personnel and facilities management staff to install, remove, or relocate user connectivity equipment and devices.
- Communicate with telecommunications vendors to obtain pricing and technical specifications for available hardware, software, or services.
- Implement or perform preventive maintenance, backup, or recovery procedures.
- Review and evaluate requests from engineers, managers, and technicians for system modifications.
- Document technical specifications and operating standards for telecommunications equipment.
- Prepare purchase requisitions for computer hardware and software, networking and telecommunications equipment, test equipment, cabling, or tools.
- Estimate costs for system or component implementation and operation.
- Assess existing facilities' needs for new or modified telecommunications systems.
- Order or maintain inventory of telecommunications equipment for customer premises equipment (CPE), facilities, access networks, or backbone networks.
- Document user support activity, such as system problems, corrective actions, resolution status, and completed equipment installations.
- Supervise maintenance of telecommunications equipment.
- Use computer-aided design (CAD) software to prepare or evaluate network diagrams, floor plans, or site configurations for existing facilities, renovations, or new systems.
- Test and evaluate hardware and software to determine efficiency, reliability, or compatibility with existing systems.
- Develop, maintain, or implement telecommunications disaster recovery plans to ensure business continuity.
- Consult with users, administrators, and engineers to identify business and technical requirements for proposed system modifications or technology purchases.
- Manage user access to systems and equipment through account management and password administration.
- Monitor and analyze system performance, such as network traffic, security, and capacity.
- Implement controls to provide security for operating systems, software, and data.
- Inspect sites to determine physical configuration, such as device locations and conduit pathways.
- Implement system renovation projects in collaboration with technical staff, engineering consultants, installers, and vendors.
- Document procedures for hardware and software installation and use.
- Provide user support by diagnosing network and device problems and implementing technical or procedural solutions.
- Prepare system activity and performance reports.
- Instruct in use of voice, video, and data communications systems.
- Install, or coordinate installation of, new or modified hardware, software, or programming modules of telecommunications systems.
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