Emergency Communications Engineer

Overview

On Site
$62 - $68
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
10% Travel

Skills

Network Engineer
Emergency Communications Infrastructure
E911
NG911
Computer networking
Data
Enhanced 9-1-1
Network Support
Network design
Telephony
Unified communications
Technical Support
Geographic information system
WAN
VoIP
LAN
MMS
DMS

Job Details

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1) Email your resume, contact details, and a list of your years of experience with mandatory skills below.

2) Provide your available time and phone number for a 20-minute phone screening Monday morning.

Emergency Communications Engineer

SCOPE OF SERVICES

Oversight of vendors supporting emergency communications, telecommunications services, and infrastructure

  • Coordinate with 911 Originating Service Providers, neighboring jurisdictions and Emergency Communications Relay Centers
  • Deployment of and support for Emergency Communications network infrastructure including racking and cabling equipment
  • Configure and test Emergency Communications network infrastructure.
  • Technical support for E911 and NG911 telephony and telecommunications systems and services associated with 911 call delivery to Public Safety Answering Centers
  • Technical support for Text-to-911 (TT911) services, including inbound and outbound SMS, MMS and RTT technology and services.
  • Technical support and oversight for vendor managed ESInet services and systems
  • Technical support for Public Safety Unified Communications systems and services
  • Technical support for all emergency point-to-point, alarm relays, automated inbound 911 relays, telematics and third-party 911 communications
  • Triage and investigate incidents involving communication, infrastructure, and service failures, including identifying root cause and remediation.
  • Technical support for 911 and TT911 test environments within the 911 lab, validate test cases and results.
  • Provide Emergency Communication technology asset management support

MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE Note: Candidates who do not have mandatory skills will not be considered

  • 8+ years of experience working in a data center or in the field supporting related work.
  • 4+ years of experience in network support, LAN/WAN troubleshooting.
  • 4+ years of experience in communications routing, transport and delivery (Wireline, Wireless and VoIP)
  • 4+ experience using documentation tools (MS Excel, MS Visio, MS Word, Etc.)
  • Working knowledge of networking hardware and topologies
  • Working knowledge of telecommunication cabling standards, ability to pull and terminate cabling in a variety of customer environments.
  • Working Knowledge of computing systems and hardware
  • Experience with LEC circuits termination and turn-up
  • Ability to perform physical work related to the job.
  • Ability to follow detailed job documents.
  • Must be willing to travel within the NYC region to meet customer SLA s.
  • Must be willing to work on-call, after hours and weekends when required

DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in computer science or related area of study
  • Strong oral, written, and presentation skills; ability to communicate in a credible and confident manner in clear, concise language.
  • Experience with Emergency Communications infrastructure, systems, applications and related technologies
  • Knowledge of E911 call routing, selective routing, trunking and location-based routing.
  • Knowledge of DMS and ACD systems
  • Knowledge of ANI / ALI services and functionality
  • Knowledge of 9-1-1 Call Handling Systems
  • Knowledge of Land-mobile-radio systems, P25 conventional and trunked networks
  • Knowledge of NG9-1-1 ESINET call routing.
  • Knowledge of SMS, RTT, TCC routing, SMS aggregation
  • Knowledge of GIS and location-based identification systems

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: N/A

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