Telecomm Technician

University of Miami; Miami, Northern (FL, KY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Miami Health System in Miami, FL is seeking a full-time Telecomm Technician to support fiber optic and copper cabling and the wireless infrastructure across the medical center and remote sites. You will assist with IT projects including installation of network equipment, access points, and antennas.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent, 3+ years of relevant experience, and strong communication and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent/relevant experience, certification or license.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required.
• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Installs, troubleshoots, and repairs telecommunication equipment and data and voice cabling, including voice over IP equipment, cabling for fiber-optic and cable TV, and UPS.
• Assembles telecommunications racks and wire management.
• Assembles and deploys uninterrupted power supplies.
• Performs the installation, troubleshooting, configuration, and repair of network communication equipment, according to written and graphic specifications.
• Conducts routine maintenance of network equipment supporting University’s network data systems.
• Utilizes test equipment in the analysis and correction of technical problems for data communication lines and equipment.
• Interacts with other departments to obtain technical specifications concerning job sites and requirements.
• Provides analysis, relays results, and offers support to assure proper escalation during periods of substandard system performance or outages.
• Advises supervisor or senior personnel of network failures or degradation and assists in the modification or correction of the same.
• Completes work order incidents.
• Maintains documentation for wiring and devices.

Skills

Technical proficiency

Teamwork

Communication

Learning agility

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Relevant experience or certifications

Job description

The University of Miami Health System（“UHealth”） IT Department has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Telecomm Technician to work in Miami, Florida. The Telecomm Technician provides support for fiber optic and copper cabling, and for the wireless infrastructure of the medical center and its remote sites, in support of the University’s clinical, research, educational, and administrative activities. The individual in this position assists with IT related projects including the installation of network equipment, access points, and antennas.

Core Responsibilities

• Installs, troubleshoots, and repairs telecommunication equipment and data and voice cabling, including voice over IP equipment, cabling for fiber-optic and cable TV, and UPS.
• Assembles telecommunications racks and wire management.
• Assembles and deploys uninterrupted power supplies.
• Performs the installation, troubleshooting, configuration, and repair of network communication equipment, according to written and graphic specifications.
• Conducts routine maintenance of network equipment supporting University’s network data systems.
• Utilizes test equipment in the analysis and correction of technical problems for data communication lines and equipment.
• Interacts with other departments to obtain technical specifications concerning job sites and requirements.
• Provides analysis, relays results, and offers support to assure proper escalation during periods of substandard system performance or outages.
• Advises supervisor or senior personnel of network failures or degradation and assists in the modification or correction of the same.
• Completes work order incidents.
• Maintains documentation for wiring and devices.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent/relevant experience, certification or license.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required.
• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System（“UHealth”） have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride.

The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022.

With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.