Top Skills' Details

1. Voice and telephone systems (2 yrs) - Candidate should have VOIP and NEC experience, understand fundamentals, enterprise telephone and NEC phone systems.

2. Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) and Voice Infrastructure Support - candidate should understand how DAS works, troubleshooting coverage and performance issues, working with carriers.

3. Voice-Focused Troubleshooting and Programming - Candidate should be able to troubleshoot voice issues end to end, understand programming and config and be able to support users.

Description

Maintains expertise in and mentors others on current telephony and network technologies. Analyzes, triages, designs, installs, upgrades, monitors, tests and repairs telephone, data and video systems, as well as manages cable plant, switch rooms and CER's. Oversees contractors, vendors and other technicians. Programs telephone system features and functionality. Produces and updates voice and data system and process documentation. Diagnoses and resolves complex voice and data issues. Provides training to other technicians. Assists with developing strategies and implements process changes to support new voice, data and video technologies and infrastructure. Builds out new and upgrades existing telephone system infrastructure. Manages vendors to ensure appropriate planning, scheduling and acceptance testing.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Programs telephone system features and functionality.
• Produces and updates voice and data system and process documentation.
• Develops and maintains network and cable design documentation and databases.
• Coordinates activities including tag, test, splice and move.
• Updates cable plant infrastructure and ensure integrity of the databases.
• Manages daily dig requests with various departments.
• Rotates through positions providing triage, project leadership, warehouse management, critical team support and on-call responsibilities.
• Monitors user-generated service and trouble tickets.
• Monitors and evaluates normal and critical workloads and allocates and/or reallocates resources as needed.
• Follows escalation procedures and demonstrates exemplary communication skills.
• Interacts with a cross-section of teams to support daily activities.
• Trains and mentors' technicians in telephone system software programming.
• Advocates for customers and recommends process changes as appropriate.
• Diagnoses and resolves complex voice and data issues and provides training to other technicians.
• Reviews daily alarm logs and resolve first and second level system problems.
• Updates technical documentation.
• Completes preventive maintenance routines, such as voicemail maintenance, power system diagnostics, and battery plant.
• Maintains spare parts inventories with input from engineers.
• Serves as escalation for service interruptions associated with voice services, voicemail, paging, cellular and computer network.
• Handles high visibility situations and critical customers using effective negotiating and exemplary customer service skills.
• Develops strategies and implements process changes to support new voice, data and video technologies and infrastructure.
• Builds out new and upgrades existing telephone system infrastructure.
• Manages vendors to ensure appropriate planning, scheduling and acceptance testing.
• Works closely with engineering and cable plant to ensure proper procedures and processes are executed.
• Completes monthly voicemail maintenance and reports daily on system health.
• Resolves voice and voicemail system emergencies and serves as escalation to technical resources working after hours in on-call rotations.
• Participates in the on-call rotation.
• Completes billing information and coordinates with peers to manage and procure inventory levels.
• Maintains cable plant documentation.
• Follows identification standards for cable connections including CER line card documentation.
• Keeps abreast of current telephony, network and LAN technologies through continuing education, journal review, web searches, on the job training and formal seminar opportunities.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Safe use of hand tools and test equipment required
• Ability to work in confined spaces, such as closets, ceilings, crawl spaces, pipe chases and mechanical rooms required
• Exceptional customer service skills, including outstanding verbal and written communications skills and ability to diffuse difficult situations required
• MA 4000, NEAX 2400, 9300 and 9500 Installation & Maintenance preferred
• ACD-MAT preferred
• UM8700 (voicemail) Administration & Maintenance preferred
• Advanced problem-solving techniques, including ability to troubleshoot telephony and network issues remotely preferred
• Demonstrated project management skills preferred

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Rochester, NY.

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $40.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Rochester,NY.

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 2, 2026.

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The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.