Communications Technician II



Job Details

Communications Technician II
Employer

City of Mesa

Salary

$48,062.01 - $69,388.80 Annually

Location

Mesa, AZ

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

07033

Department1

(H175)Communications

Opening Date

06/01/2018

Closing Date

Continuous

Description/Duties

This position will remain open until a sufficient number of qualified applicants is reached.  However, first review of applications will take place on Monday, June 18, 2018.

A Communications Technician II performs skilled technical work in the installation, maintenance, repair, modification, and support of communications and telecommunications equipment as well as other systems.  Incumbents work on land mobile communication units such as mobile computer terminals, Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL), base stations, recorders, P25 digital trunked systems, and radio programming development; and related systems and equipment.  Incumbents assist users with the evaluation, selection, acquisition, and installation of hardware, software, and communications packages, advise users in related technical areas leading to improved productivity, and assist in problem analysis and support.  Incumbents circuit test, install, and maintain data communications carrier systems; set up, install, test and modify and maintain digital microwave and fiber-optic carrier equipment and systems. This class performs related duties as required.

Employees in this class are required to carry a cell phone, respond to phone inquiries, and are subject to a rotational stand-by and call-out duty 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.  This class is FLSA nonexempt.

Qualifications & Requirements

Employee Values:  All employees of the City of Mesa are expected to uphold and exhibit the City's shared employee values of Knowledge, Respect, and Integrity.

Minimum Qualifications Required.  Graduation from high school or GED.  Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's Degree in a Technology field such as Electronics, Communications, Information or related Technology field (or any combination of education, training, and experience equivalent to a two-year course of study in electronics, communications, information or related technology field), and 3+ years of experience in the installation and/or maintenance in at least one of the following: network management, server options, routing protocols, microwave, fiber-optic, and/or electronic communications systems.

Special Requirements.  Must possess a valid Arizona Driver's License by hire or promotion date.  Must possess a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL) within six months of hire or promotion date.

Substance Abuse Testing.  Due to the safety and/or security sensitive nature of this classification, individuals shall be subject to pre-employment or pre-placement alcohol, drug and/or controlled substance testing as outlined in City policy and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications.  Additional experience providing technical hardware and software support to local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), servers, and/or personal computers in a professional work environment.

Link to Job Description

http://apps.mesaaz.gov/JobDescriptions/Documents/JobDescriptions/cs4314.pdf

A Summary of City of Mesa Benefits is linked here.  Click the underlined words to go to the City of Mesa Benefits web pages.

01
Have you graduated from an accredited college or university with an Associate's Degree in a Technology field such as Electronics, Communications, Information or related Technology field? (Please include this information on your application in the Education section).
  • Yes
  • No
02
Do you have any combination of education, training, and experience equivalent to a two-year course of study in electronics, communications, information, or related technology field? (Please include this information on your application, including credit hours completed).
  • Yes
  • No
03
How many years of work experience do you have in the installation and/or maintenance in at least one of the following: network management, server options, routing protocols, microwave, fiber-optic, and/or electronic communications systems? (Please explain and detail your experience in the work experience section of your application).
  • None
  • Less than 6 months
  • Less than 1 year
  • More than 1 year but less than 3 years
  • More than 3 years but less than 5 years
  • More than 5 years
04
Are you willing to participate in standby and call-out duty, on a rotating basis with other members of the group, in support of a 24-hours a day, 7 days a week operation?
  • Yes
  • No
05
Do you possess a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL) or able to obtain within six (6) months of hire or promotion date? If you already possess a GROL, please include this information, including your license number, on your application and resume.
  • Yes
  • No
06
Please select any professional experience you have in the following areas (select all that apply):
  • Providing Technical Hardware/Software support to Local Area Network
  • Providing Technical Hardware/Software support to Wide Area Network
  • Supporting servers
  • None of the above
07
Please detail your experience with all additional areas you indicated in the previous question. If none, write "N/A".

* Required Question

Employer
City of Mesa
Address
PO Box 1466

Mesa, Arizona, 85211-1466
Phone
480-644-2758
480-644-3240

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