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Telecom Design Engineer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$87K - $103K/yr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Our Los Angeles, San Diego, Dallas, Houston, and Austin offices are currently seeking a Telecom Design Engineer to work as part of a multidisciplinary team engaged in the design and delivery of ...

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Telecom Design Engineer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$87K - $103K/yr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Our Los Angeles, San Diego, Dallas, Houston, and Austin offices are currently seeking a Telecom Design Engineer to work as part of a multidisciplinary team engaged in the design and delivery of ...

Team Fishel

Telecom Lineman - Aerial / Overhead

Santa Ana, CA · On-site

$26 - $30/hr

  • Medical

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Since 1936, we've been the Best Choice in utility engineering and construction. Safety is our top ... Aerial Telecom Lineman will handle new business projects within our Telecom Construction division.

Team Fishel

Telecom Lineman - Aerial / Overhead

San Diego, CA · On-site

$26 - $30/hr

  • Medical

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Since 1936, we've been the Best Choice in utility engineering and construction. Safety is our top ... Aerial Telecom Lineman will handle new business projects within our Telecom Construction division.

AllSTEM Connections

IT Product Specialist

Fairfield, CA · On-site

$176K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

Partner with Telecom Engineers and Architects to interpret technical drawings and create precise connection paths from complex documentation. • Operational Support: Provide hands-on troubleshooting ...

AllSTEM Connections

IT Product Specialist

Fairfield, CA · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

Partner with Telecom Engineers and Architects to interpret technical drawings and create precise connection paths from complex documentation. Operational Support: Provide hands-on troubleshooting and ...

Team Fishel

Foreman - Underground (Telecom)

San Diego, CA · On-site

$28 - $32/hr

  • Medical

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Since 1936, we've been the Best Choice in utility engineering and construction. Safety is our top ... The UG Telecom Foreman will be responsible for assisting the supervisor, by leading field crews to ...

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How much do telecom engineer jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 16, 2026, the average hourly pay for telecom engineer in California is $47.78, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $37.74 and $58.12 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are some common challenges telecom engineers face when working on large-scale network deployments?

Telecom Engineers often encounter challenges related to coordinating with multiple teams, managing tight project timelines, and adapting to rapidly changing technologies during large-scale network deployments. Ensuring seamless integration of new infrastructure with existing systems, maintaining network reliability during upgrades, and troubleshooting unexpected technical issues are frequent hurdles. Effective communication and project management skills are essential for navigating these complexities and delivering successful outcomes.

What is a telecom engineer?

Telecom Engineers are professionals who design, implement, and maintain telecommunications systems and networks. Their work ensures the reliable transmission of voice, data, and video over various communication channels, such as telephone lines, fiber optics, and wireless networks. They are responsible for installing and configuring equipment, troubleshooting issues, and optimizing network performance. Telecom Engineers may work for service providers, equipment manufacturers, or large organizations that manage their own communication infrastructure.

How much does a telecom engineer get paid?

The average salary for a telecom engineer varies by experience and location but typically ranges from $60,000 to $100,000 annually. Entry-level positions may start lower, while experienced engineers with specialized skills or certifications can earn higher salaries, especially in environments requiring knowledge of network infrastructure and telecommunications systems.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a telecom engineer?

To thrive as a Telecom Engineer, you need deep knowledge of telecommunications systems, network architecture, and signal processing, typically supported by a degree in electrical engineering or a related field. Familiarity with industry-standard tools like Cisco or Juniper networking equipment, fiber optic technologies, and certifications such as CCNA or CCNP are highly valuable. Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and effective communication set top professionals apart in this role. These skills and qualifications are crucial for ensuring reliable, high-performance communication networks and efficiently resolving technical challenges.

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Infographic showing various Telecom Engineer job openings in California as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 88% Full Time, 5% Part Time, 2% Temporary, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 86% Physical, 5% Hybrid, and 9% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $99,383 per year, or $47.8 per hour.

Genesys Cloud Engineer (Telecom Network Engineer)

SchoolsFirst FCU

Tustin, CA • On-site

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Re-posted 29 days ago

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union rating

9.2

Company rating: 9.2 out of 10

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Job description

We're always looking for diverse, talented, service-oriented people to join our exceptional team.
Genesys Cloud Engineer (Telecom Network Engineer)
The pay range for this position is listed below. Our pay ranges are built to allow for candidates with various levels of skill and experience to be considered, as well as for room for growth and tenure achieved in a role over time. Typical new hire salary offers fall within the minimum to midpoint of a pay range for many candidates. Any offer extended to a candidate will be based upon their unique set of knowledge, skills, education, and experience as well as internal equity.
Pay Range:
$96,110.00 - $153,777.00
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
What You'll Be Doing
Responsible for effective design, administration, configuration, installation, provisioning, monitoring and troubleshooting to ensure availability, capacity and performance of Contact Center systems, is achieved. Perform assigned duties as listed in RACI model(s) and under general direction from manager. Collaborate with peers, architects, project managers, managers and business stakeholders on design, strategy and project activities.
  • Support SchoolsFirst's complex telecommunications infrastructure, with a focus on one or more key functional areas: Routing and Switching, Voice & Collaboration and Contact Center
  • Design, install and configure systems for the telecommunications infrastructure, using best practice principles
  • Design and implement highly available solutions, in order to minimize repair and recovery efforts from hardware or software failures
  • Perform tasks to ensure system availability and reliability, including daily monitoring, ongoing performance tuning and optimization, and OS and application patching
  • Document Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for current system administration, while developing innovative and automated approaches for those processes which can be improved
  • Troubleshoot, resolve and provide root cause analysis of complex system and user issues, independently or through coordination with 3rd party vendor support
  • Collaborate with team members, service stakeholders and vendors to fulfill service and enhancement requests
  • Manage vendor relationships by defining objectives, maintaining regular communication and establishing KPI's to assess vendor performance
  • Support ongoing improvements, including periodic failover and testing efforts, of disaster recovery and business continuity solutions
  • Forecast, recommend, and implement capacity planning
  • Provide after-hours maintenance and support as needed
  • Provide world-class end-user service and technical support
  • Obtain relevant certifications based on the Certification Path identified by management
  • Consistently strive to make improvements to our processes and technology
  • Participate in regularly scheduled huddles and meetings; report on individual metrics, analyze deviations, and discuss areas of improvement with the team as a whole
  • On call rotation supporting the production environment 24x7x365.

Additional Job Functions
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Complies with regulatory compliance and assigned training requirements including but not limited to BSA regulations corresponding to their specific job duties. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary and other employment related actions

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree with a technical major, such as engineering or computer science or equivalent years of experience required
  • 5-7 years of contact center application and IP telephony experience required
  • GCX-Google Cloud Platform Genesys Cloud CX Certified Professional preferred
  • GCX-GCD Genesys Cloud CX Certified Developer preferred
  • GCX-ARC Genesys Cloud Architect Certification
  • Google Cloud Platform-Genesys Cloud Certified Professional
  • GCD-Genesys Cloud Certified Developer

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Advanced knowledge of UC/CC applications with 4+ years of experience with applications such as: Genesys, Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise, Avaya, Five9, 8x8...
  • Advanced knowledge of IP telephony architecture with 3+ years of practical experience with SIP trunks, SBCs, Media Gateways, FXS/FXO, Codecs...
  • Advanced knowledge of UC/CC technologies (e.g. IVR, APIs, ACD, WFM/WFO, Omnichannel communications...)
  • Advanced knowledge of voip protocols (e.g., SIP/SDP, RTP/SRTP, WebRTC, MGoogle Cloud Platform...)
  • Intermediate knowledge of network communication as defined by TCP/IP and OSI models
  • Intermediate knowledge of POTS, DS1/T1, E1, DS3, OC3, FE, GigE and 10GigE.
  • Intermediate knowledge monitoring tools for SNMP, packet capturing and application log files
  • Intermediate knowledge of operating systems, servers and storage.
  • Intermediate knowledge of CoS and QoS designs, configurations and support.
  • Intermediate knowledge of audit and security best practices (CCPA, PII, PCI DSS, ISO).

    • Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
      Advanced knowledge of UCaaS/CCaaS, with 2+ years of practical experience with Genesys Cloud
      Support ongoing designs, implementations and management of Genesys Cloud's Contact Center solution
      Monitor, analyze and report on contact center performance using analytic tools for forecasting, metrics, and KPI's.
      Support capacity planning, load testing and performance tuning, to ensure optimal performance of the contact center systems.
      Manage cloud services vendor(s), monitoring ticket escalations, coordinating upgrades and holding them accountable to contractual SLA's and obligations.
      Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of organizational projects, which require integration through Genesys Cloud APIs
      Work closely with internal departments to understand their business requirements, in order to provide customized contact center solutions.

    SchoolsFirst FCU is committed to Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Hiring
    At SchoolsFirst FCU we are dedicated to building and growing a diverse, inclusive, and authentic Dream Team, so if you're excited about a position or wanting to make a career change but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Many skills are transferrable and you may be just the right candidate for the position, or for other roles we are working on.
    SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. SchoolsFirst FCU is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibits discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or genetic information.
    This organization participates in E-Verify.

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