Phone Technician

慨正橡扯; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Phone Technician to install, maintain, and support telecommunications systems, including VoIP and legacy phones, ensuring high-quality service across Northern Virginia.

You will install endpoints, configure features, and troubleshoot hardware while traveling between customer sites. Shifts run 6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. with potential extended hours for emergencies, and the role requires TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with 8+ years of experience or higher education with corresponding experience.
• Strong knowledge of cabling methodologies and industry standards.
• Experience installing endpoints including VoIP, digital phones, and network switches.
• Experience resolving hardware, network, and telecommunications issues.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot telephony hardware (VoIP and legacy systems).
• Pull, terminate, and dress cabling per regulations and Sponsor standards.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues like faulty connections and dropped calls.
• Provision and configure telephony features: call routing, voicemail, extensions, and standard phone features.
• Local travel between customer sites across Northern Virginia.
• Support 6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. shifts with potential extended hours for emergencies.

Skills

Cableing methods

Troubleshooting

VoIP knowledge

Network switches

Education

High School Diploma + 8+ yrs

Associate's degree + 6+ yrs

Bachelor's degree + 4+ yrs

Tools

VoIP hardware

Desktop IT equipment

Printers

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Phone Technician to join our team in Chantilly, VA. In this role, you are responsible for the installation, maintenance, and support of telecommunications systems, including VoIP and legacy phone systems, ensuring high-quality service delivery across Northern Virginia.

Responsibilities

• Support all facets of telephone installation, maintenance, and hardware troubleshooting a variety of telephone hardware (VoIP and legacy systems).
• Execute infrastructure tasks, including pulling, terminating, and dressing cabling in strict accordance with industry regulations and Sponsor standards.
• Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues, including faulty connections, dropped calls, and hardware malfunctions.
• Provision and configure telephony features, including call routing, voicemail systems, extensions, and standard phone features.
• Local travel is required between customer buildings throughout Northern Virginia, with the potential for temporary assignments to alternate locations in support of special projects.
• Work standard 8-hour shifts scheduled within the core operational window of 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Maintain flexibility to support mission-critical operations, work extended hours during peak periods and respond to last-minute emergency requests.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma with 8+ years of experience, an associate’s degree with 6+ years of experience, or a bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of experience.
• Excellent knowledge of various cabling methodologies, industry standards, troubleshooting techniques, and reading/understanding cable run lists.
• Experience with installing endpoints including but not limited to desktop IT equipment, printers, VoIP and digital phones, network switches.
• Experience in resolving technical problems and answering queries involving computer hardware, network, and telecommunications systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with implementation on Sponsor’s network LAN infrastructure.
• Ability to adapt to quickly changing tasks and requirements and the ability to quickly learn new skills while on the job.

Clearance Requirements

• Must have a current/active TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 25% of the time. Constantly operate a computer, phone, and other office equipment for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to move/traverse within and between buildings and offices majority of the time, position self to maintain equipment and cabling, including under the desks, while moving floor tiles, and in server closets, some of which may be confined spaces.
• Must be able to move Audio/Visual or Computer equipment weighing 50+ pounds, some equipment may require team-lift or the use of carts. Ascends/descends a ladder, 10+ feet high while pulling cables and adjusting equipment.