Telecommunications Consultant

Holyoke, MA | Work from home flexibility

Job Description

Position: Telecommunications Consultant
Location: Greater Boston area, MA - Hybrid Onsite/Remote
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 7 months

Job Description
The Telecommunications Consultant role is part of a multi-disciplined infrastructure team supporting reliability services for the New England electrical grid. The ideal candidate for this role must have a core background in telecommunications systems and connectivity, experience with the electric utility industry and related wide-area networks and protocols, and a familiarity with adjacent network and electric infrastructure.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design and implement analog and digital voice communication systems, including PBX, VoIP, SIP, LTE and related technologies.
• Conduct performance analysis of voice communication systems and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and maintain circuit management solutions, including traffic analysis, network optimization, and troubleshooting with commercial vendors.
• Configure and maintain multiplexers for data transmission over communication lines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop and deploy reliable voice communication solutions that meet business needs.
• Identify and recommend the latest telecommunication technologies, standards, and best practices.
• Provide guidance to junior engineers and technicians.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and diagrams.
• Participate in project planning and management, including scoping, execution, and documentation.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications/Network Engineering, or associated disciplines from an accredited engineering school, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience in telecommunications engineering with a focus on voice communications and circuit management.
• Experience with analog voice communication infrastructure, including PBX, PRI, channel banks, TDM circuits, and related technologies.
• Experience with digital voice communication infrastructure, including VoIP, SIP, LTE, and related technologies.
• Familiarity with MPLS, Ethernet and IP wide-area network routing and switching, with a focus around wide-area network technologies like DMVPN, SD-WAN, and related technologies.
• Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure engineering principles, including network analysis, circuit design, and system architecture.
• Working knowledge of automatic ring down circuits.
• Field experience with DNP3, ICCP, Synchrophasor and related SCADA telemetry transport protocols.
• Experience with Microsoft Visio or similar diagramming software.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Experience with project management methodologies and tools

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Taylor Garrand
Recruiting Delivery Lead

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