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At OTI, we offer great benefits, and the chance to work on projects that have a meaningful impact on millions of people. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and collaborate with other passionate professionals who share your drive and commitment to making a difference through technology.
The Public Safety Senior Network Engineer will demonstrate and apply both low and high-level architecture of NG911 and integrate its sub-systems supporting PSACs. An in-depth understanding of PSAC technologies and network requirements. This will greatly help the City in many ways, including having clear and comprehensive technical insight into all existing and future technologies providing detail solutions to complex requirements in NYC RFPs and other PSAC related project. Full demonstrated understanding of current technologies and all vendors subsystems, work with other teams to identify any technical gaps, help drive the lower levels of engineering scopes that need to be done to verify newer solutions and guidance that supports NG911 evaluators during the vital proposal evaluation process, etc.
Provide engineering and technical leadership role within the Public Safety programs. Work with implementation engineer from NICE Systems, VESTA Solutions, all internal DoITT teams, and external vendors. Has a deep understanding of all technologies supporting existing PSAC, NICE logging and recording system, VESTA, NYPD PCT, FDNY ARDs and EMT voice and text conversations, Text-to-911.
The successful candidate will serve as Senior Network Engineer reporting to the Public Safety Division.
Responsibilities will include:
- Review and evaluate software and network design issues, ensure efficient data flow, scalability, cost-efficiency, and application needs; design and code router/switch configurations;
- Implement new processes/functions on routers and switches, including but not limited to SIP, QoS, multicasting, NTP, VLAN configurations, TACACS, HSRP, Content Networking, and advanced network routing;
- Provide advanced network assistance in new project development;
- Attend Project meetings to assess Network infrastructure needs and required design augmentations that may be required.
- Design and deploy functional networks (LAN, WLAN, WAN);
- Configure and install software, servers, routers and other network devices;
- Automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness;
- Provide assistance to team members on technical issues;
- Create, oversee and test network resiliency measures;
- Communicate with upper management when needed;
- Maintain complete technical documentation, high and low level design;
- Facilitate technical designs and architecture discussions with clients;
- Handle special projects and initiatives as assigned.
HOURS/SHIFT
Day - Due to the necessary technical duties of this position in a 24/7 operation, candidate may be required to work various shifts such as weekends and/or nights/evenings.
WORK LOCATION
Brooklyn, NY
TO APPLY
Special Note: Taking and passing civil service exams are necessary to maintain employment with the City of New York. Please check the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) website (http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/work/exam_monthly.shtml) for important exam filing information. Please ensure that you are either a permanent employee in the civil service title listed on this posting, or, that you file for the examination when there is an open filing period. For more information regarding the civil service process, please visit the DCAS website at: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/work/work.shtml
* Interested applicants with other civil service titles who meet the preferred requirements should also submit a resume for consideration
Please go to www.cityjobs/jobs/search and search for Job ID #769042
SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INTERVIEW
APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT APPROVAL
NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program.
Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a program.
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGER (NO - 8298A
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 credits in the field of voice and/or data telecommunications or in a pertinent scientific, technical, electronic or related area, and four years of satisfactory fulltime experience in the performance of analytical, planning, operational, technical, or administrative duties in a voice and/or data telecommunications or closely related electronics planning, management, and/or service organization, one year of which must have been in a highly specialized capacity and 18 months must have been in an executive, managerial, or administrative capacity or in the supervision of staff performing work in the voice and/or data telecommunications field; or
2. An associate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 12 credits in the field of voice and/or data telecommunications or in a pertinent, scientific, technical, electronic or related area and five years of experience as described in "1" above; or
3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and one year of the specialized experience as described in "1" above and must possess the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
