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Public Safety Emergency Communications Senior Engineer
Brooklyn, NY · Information TechnologyThe Emergency Communications Senior Engineer, reporting to the Director of Emergency Communications, as part of the Public Safety and Emergency Management division, is responsible for providing support and engineering oversight for the communication services and technologies that make up the NYC 911 and emergency response services for the residents and visitors of New York City. It is urgent that we fill this role as soon as possible to ensure that there are no impacts to life safety support services or delays with any critical projects.
RESPONSIBILITIES
MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered
DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
If you are interested in getting more information about this opportunity, please contact Irina Rozenberg Recruiting@arielpartners.com at your earliest convenience.
At Ariel Partners, we solve the most difficult problems that inhibit technology from enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our vision is to be recognized by our stakeholders as an elite provider of IT solutions, so when they have their biggest challenges, we are on their short list. We are looking for team members who share our values of: Integrity to do the right thing even when it hurts; Commitment to the long-term success and happiness of our customers, our people, and our partners; Courage to take on difficult challenges, accept new ideas, and accept incremental failure; and the constant pursuit of Excellence. Ariel Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with federal, state, and local laws.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- 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 New York City’s 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 and oversight.
- Coordinate technology deployments with 911 Originating Service Providers, neighboring jurisdictions and Emergency Communications Relay Centers.
- Oversight of vendors supporting emergency communications, telecommunications services, and infrastructure.
- Perform data and performance analysis associated with communications services.
MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered
- At least 12 years of experience working in a data center or in the field supporting related work.
- 8+ years of experience in network support, LAN/WAN troubleshooting.
- 8+ years of experience in communications routing, transport, and delivery (Wireline, Wireless and VoIP).
- 8+ experience using documentation tools (MS Excel, MS Visio, MS Word, Etc.).
- Substantial knowledge of networking hardware and topologies.
- Substantial knowledge of telecommunication cabling standards, ability to pull and terminate cabling in a variety of customer environments.
- Substantial Knowledge of computing systems and hardware.
- Experience with LEC circuits termination and turn-up.
- Experience with Land-mobile-radio systems, P25 conventional and trunked networks.
- Experience with call routing, selective routing, trunking and location-based routing.
- 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.
- Strong oral, written, and presentation skills; ability to communicate in a credible and confident manner in clear, concise language
DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in computer science or related area of study
- Experience with Emergency Communications infrastructure, systems, applications and related technologies
- Experience with DMS and ACD systems
- Experience with ANI / ALI services and functionality
- Experience with 9-1-1 Call Handling Systems
- Experience with NG9-1-1 ESINET call routing.
- Experience with SMS, RTT, TCC routing, SMS aggregation
- Experience with third-party emergency communication system integrations
- Experience with GIS and location-based identification systems
- Experience with 911 related TDOS and DDOS risk mitigation
If you are interested in getting more information about this opportunity, please contact Irina Rozenberg Recruiting@arielpartners.com at your earliest convenience.
At Ariel Partners, we solve the most difficult problems that inhibit technology from enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our vision is to be recognized by our stakeholders as an elite provider of IT solutions, so when they have their biggest challenges, we are on their short list. We are looking for team members who share our values of: Integrity to do the right thing even when it hurts; Commitment to the long-term success and happiness of our customers, our people, and our partners; Courage to take on difficult challenges, accept new ideas, and accept incremental failure; and the constant pursuit of Excellence. Ariel Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with federal, state, and local laws.