Senior Telecommunications Engineer
Company: Omaha Public Power District
Location: Omaha
Posted on: March 19, 2023
Job Description:
Responsibilities
The Senior Telecommunications Engineer position provides advanced
technical support and coordination for successful designing,
planning and implementation and ongoing operational support of
District's telecommunication infrastructure in full compliance with
NRC, FERC/NERC, PCI, FCC and other regulatory entities. The Senior
Telecommunications Engineer will be responsible for designing,
implementing and maintaining complex enterprise scale operational
networks and the monitoring of network performance. This position
provides technical leadership, expertise and guidance for Advanced
Metering Infrastructure (AMI) networks, front-end devices, SONET
and MPLS fiber transport and microwave radio transport and other
components comprising OPPD's Enterprise Operational Technology
infrastructure. Solution Design and Engineering: Collaborate with
stakeholders to analyze current state environments, identify
solutions to existing issues and/or design new technology
solutions
- Assignments would typically require anywhere from 6-9 months of
independent discretion.
- Identifies, develops and/or recommends design principles,
frameworks, models, standards, and processes based on industry best
practices and solution requirements
- Create telecommunication system designs, traffic engineering
and equipment baseline configurations based on best practices both
internal and external to OPPD.
- Identify technology solutions and design for telecommunication
technologies such as fiber and microwave radio based SONET and MPLS
transport systems
- Analyze technical needs, requirements, and state of the
operational network's infrastructure design, integration, and
operations which include procurement activities, engineering
analysis and quality evaluations and consideration of outsourcing
or vended solutions
- Provide thought leadership in the development of technical
roadmaps
- Perform quality reviews and approval of Engineer designs and
solutions Project Management: Participate as a SME and/or lead
assigned projects/work efforts to deliver life cycle management
programs, enhancements to existing systems or implementation of
entirely new technology solutions.
- Lead project initiatives as assigned by Manager, which include
the creation of work breakdown structures, schedules, resource
estimations, implementation plans and the coordination of personnel
during execution. It may also include participation in BURC/RPC
meetings to champion T&S telecommunication initiatives.
- Complete project assignments as a project participant in
alignment with defined schedule.
- Prepare financial reports or provide input to existing reports
with accurate, timely data.
- Create Bills of Material (BOM), Statements of Work (SOW),
Requests for proposals (RFPs) and costing of activities and
projects Systems Administration: Monitor, analyze performance and
maintain the functionality and effectiveness of assigned systems,
applications, programs and infrastructure. The scope includes TDM
SONET and MPLS transport equipment, enterprise monitoring tools and
other components comprising the enterprise operational networks.
- Provide technical support, leadership of personnel and the
coordination of resources for the delivery of operational
services
- Identify and implement lifecycle management programs of
systems.
- Identify preventative maintenance schedules, create appropriate
procedures and oversee activities per defined schedules.
- Ensure configuration standards, templates and normal
operational system parameters are implemented
- Create procedures and defined processes to facilitate the
execution of daily work tasks
- Create and maintain system-level documentation and reference
architecture of systems Operations Support: Fulfil system requests,
execute change management activities and respond to system
incidents within established service level agreements.
- Ensure Business Partner requests are being completed and
incidents are being resolved within established target completion
dates and with high quality
- Ensure systems are running efficiently and optimally. Set
system appropriate performance thresholds to monitor and alert on
aberrant conditions.
- Champion change management activities requiring Change Advisory
Board (CAB) approvals
- Coordinate and communicate planned maintenance activities with
Technology teams and District Business Partners
- Provide 24x7 rotational on-call support
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor degree in a related engineering or information
technology discipline (ABET-accredited degree) and a minimum of six
(6) years of related work experience; OR a 4-year BS degree plus a
MS degree in a related engineering or information technology
discipline plus four (4) years of related work experience: OR 8+
years of experience in the design, configuration and operation of
enterprise telecommunications infrastructure
- Advanced knowledge and implementation of complex
telecommunication systems comprising the Technology and Security
infrastructure platforms
- Demonstrate the ability to perform research and evaluate the
ongoing changes in technology and continued evaluation of best
practices in support of telecommunication services
- Ability to communicate with technical and management staff
- Must qualify to obtain unescorted NERC Access Desired:
- Experience, education or certification in service management
(ITSM and ITIL)
- In-depth knowledge of and design experience supporting,
communication platforms that enable energy utility objectives such
as Demand Management, Distribution Automation, Distributed Energy
Resources and Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
- Project Management experience overseeing multiple, concurrent
projects.
- Professional certifications and/or licenses such as CCNA, CCDA,
CISSP or PE
Closing Statement
Salary Grade: S5 Minimum: $91,371 Maximum: $137,057 Where the Light
Starts What does it mean to be the source of light? On a basic
level, it means operating from a place of honesty and integrity.
It's how we achieve things. How we provide affordable, reliable,
environmentally sensitive energy. Because it matters. We've pledged
to serve, honor, and care for this community. That means the 13
counties we service, and it means one another. It means the people
right here at OPPD proudly comprised and welcoming of every creed,
race, age, orientation, and color. Being where the light starts
means showing up for each other and the people we serve. Doing the
right thing even when no one's watching. We're proud of our
commitment. We reward creative problem solving. We recognize that
consistency and reliability are tremendous resources. That
providing these things to the community and each other is a
privilege. Because we are leading the way the future is powered. We
are the source of light. Out there. In here. Everywhere.
Org Marketing Statement
EOE: Protected Veterans/Disability
How To Apply
Apply online at on or before March 22, 2023. Recruiter: Laura
Fritson -
Keywords: Omaha Public Power District, Omaha , Senior Telecommunications Engineer, Engineering , Omaha, Nebraska
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