Telecommunications Specialist: Voice/Data I-IV

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MTA NYC Transit seeks Telecommunications Associate/Specialist (Voice/Data) in New York, NY for installing, monitoring, and maintaining its telecom networks. The role covers FIBER, TDM, SONET, ATM, DWDM, ETHERNET and IP, with field dispatch and 24x7 operations.

Ideal candidates have a related degree and several years of hands-on telecom experience, plus strong troubleshooting and vendor-coordination skills. Growth opportunities exist in a large transit environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 24 credits in voice telecom or related fields and 1 year of related experience.
• Associate degree with 12 credits and 2 years of related experience.
• High school diploma with 3 years of related experience in voice telecom.
• Combination of education and experience accepted per policy.

Responsibilities

• Install, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot NYCT telecom networks.
• Operate network management systems from a NOC and dispatch to field as needed.
• Coordinate with vendors, engineering, and capital projects to meet specs.

Skills

Fiber optics

Network monitoring

Troubleshooting

Ethernet/IP

NOC experience

CCNA/CCNP

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 24 credits in voice telecom

Associate degree with 12 credits in voice telecom

High school diploma with related experience

Education/experience combination acceptable

Tools

HP NNMi

SolarWinds

Remedy

UNIX/Linux

Job description

MTA NYC Transit seeks Telecommunications Associate/Specialist (Voice/Data) in New York, NY for installing, monitoring, and maintaining its telecom networks. The role covers FIBER, TDM, SONET, ATM, DWDM, ETHERNET and IP, with field dispatch and 24x7 operations.

Ideal candidates have a related degree and several years of hands-on telecom experience, plus strong troubleshooting and vendor-coordination skills. Growth opportunities exist in a large transit environment.