Communications Systems Technician

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Job Title: Communications Systems Technician Job Category: AFT, Professional Services Specialist 3 Close Date: February 19, 2025
Salary: $61,674.62 - $70,933.32

Position Summary:

The Office of Enterprise Infrastructure offers essential networking, systems administration, and customer-focused services to ensure the efficient and cost-effective use of communication and computing technologies by faculty, staff, and students at TCNJ. Information Technology/Enterprise Infrastructure provides campus-wide support for administrative and academic computing applications and services. This position is within the Enterprise Infrastructure networking group, which is responsible for installing, maintaining, and configuring campus network equipment as well as the data, telephone, and CATV cable systems.

Main Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and/or repair data and voice connections in academic/administrative offices, classrooms, residence halls, and exterior locations.
• Maintain and update documentation for campus cabling and networking infrastructure.
• Participate actively in a team environment for the design development and coordination of wiring projects for both the inside & outside cabling plant.
• Assist network staff in equipment installation and troubleshooting data networking problems.
• Assess and troubleshoot multi-pair communications cable infrastructure for both inside and outside plant installations.
• Assists in troubleshooting Cable TV service and signal problems on trunk and distribution plant.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

Requires four years of practical experience installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining a multi-building copper voice/data/CATV cabling infrastructure and racked equipment and cabling systems. Such systems include feed, riser, and station distribution cables.

In particular, this includes demonstrating the following:

• The application of technical standards and practices dictating the termination and certification of UTP and coaxial station cabling.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing UTP and coaxial station cabling.
• Experience applying EIA/TIA standards for communications interconnects in voice and data applications.
• Experience testing, troubleshooting, and repairing feed and riser cables.
• The application of local, site-specific design and operations standards for infrastructure systems.
• Knowledge of communications cable installation within renovation and new construction spaces.
• Skilled in the termination and testing of various twisted-pair and coaxial communications media.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, floor plans, and/or construction drawings.
• Able to coordinate, certify, and document communications cabling installations.
• Knowledgeable in using testing tools and apparatus (such as multimeters, time-domain reflectometers, intelligent network cable testers, etc.).
• Skilled in interpreting results to assess the quality, condition, and/or performance of twisted-pair and coaxial communications media in both active (connected) and disconnected circuits.
• Ability to select the proper testing method and apparatus required for the application.
• Experience working in a mixed voice/data termination installation.
• Ability to interpret connector and cable schematics and apply this information to the troubleshooting, specification, selection, or construction of custom cable assemblies and/or adapters.
• Knowledge and experience working with intra- and inter-building communications cabling distribution facilities in a multi-building campus environment.
• Knowledge of and experience with cable splicing, cross-connection, labeling, and termination principles.
• Skilled in the techniques for cross-connection, communications cable labeling, and communications cable termination.
• Experience working in an environment employing a variety of UTP cable termination hardware (e.g., 110, 66, Krone).
• Knowledge of and experience working on racked equipment and cabling systems in data centers and building distribution facilities.
• Skilled at interpreting and applying local, institution-specific principles of equipment organization and cable management.
• Knowledge and experience in the general use of a computer and typical office applications (email, web browsing, word processing, spreadsheet, etc.), as well as the ability to apply oneself to learning new computer applications.

Persons with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations in order to perform the essential functions of the position. If the requested accommodation(s) cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, the applicant may not be eligible for the position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in communications distribution design for all levels of twisted-pair, coaxial, and/or fiber-optic cable plant preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in maintaining and troubleshooting coaxial and fiber-optic cable distribution systems preferred.
• Experience with configuration and troubleshooting of enterprise network switches preferred.

Employer Qualifications:

• The final offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and reference checks.
• Residency Requirement: In accordance with the New Jersey First Act P.L. 2011 c.70, effective September 1, 2011, new public employees in certain positions (faculty exempt) are required to obtain New Jersey residency within one (1) year of employment. Applicants must meet the requirements listed.

About TCNJ

TCNJ is a highly selective institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. Founded in 1855, TCNJ has become an exemplar of the best in public higher education and is consistently acknowledged as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the nation. TCNJ currently is ranked as one of the 75 "Most Competitive" schools in the nation by Barron's Profiles of American Colleges and is rated the No. 1 public institution in the northern region of the country by U.S. News & World Report. TCNJ was named the #10 value in public higher education by the Princeton review in 2009 and, in 2006, was awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter - an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ's seven schools - Arts & Communication; Business; Education; Humanities and Social Sciences; Science; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; and Engineering. TCNJ faculty members are teacher-scholars who share a commitment to liberal learning. TCNJ is located within an hour, by train, of New York City and Philadelphia. The College's campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty and has 39 major buildings.

Employee Benefits:

As a member of The College of New Jersey Community, you will be a part of an exciting and rewarding public university career. Eligible full-time employees will be able to take advantage of a generous benefits package that includes health, welfare, and retirement benefits, including:

• Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, and prescription plans
• Generous leave entitlements program and Energy Savings Program
• Employee and Dependent Tuition Waiver and Reimbursement Program
• Pension, retirement, and deferred compensation plans, group life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee affinity groups
• (Pet insurance, cell phone plan discounts, discounted amusement park tickets, etc.)
• Access to extensive learning opportunities

To view a comprehensive list of benefits available to employees, visit our page to learn more!

Application Instructions

Qualified candidates should apply online at: and submit a letter of interest, resume (CV), as well as the names and contact information for three professional references. Applications will be considered until a viable candidate is selected.