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JOB INFORMATION: 

Title:   

Telecommunications Associate I - IV / Telecommunications Specialist I - III (Data) 

Authority:   

TA/OA  

Department:   

 Subways  

Division/Unit:   

 Electronics Maintenance Division/Network Systems 

Location:   

 Various 

Hours:  

 As Required 

Telework (if Applicable):  

 Not Applicable 

Reporting Manager (if Applicable):  

 Superintendent 

Deadline (if Applicable):  

 Open until filled 

Compensation\Authority - Union 

TA - DC-37 

OA – TWU L 100 

Telecommunications Associate I (Data)  

$54,840 

$57,761 - $87,310 

Telecommunications Associate II (Data)  

$76,520 

$80,598 - $104,775 

Telecommunications Associate III (Data)  

$82,234 

$86,615 - $104,775 

Telecommunications Associate IV (Data)

$99,371

N/A

Compensation\Authority - Union   

N/A 

OA – TWU L 100 

Telecommunications Specialist I (Data)  

N/A 

$96,720 - $113,996 

Telecommunications Specialist II (Data)  

N/A 

$104,458 - $123,119 

Telecommunications Specialist III (Data)  

N/A 

$112,813 - $131,273 

For 55-a eligible titles: Candidates selected for this position may be placed in a competitive or non-competitive class position based on their qualifications. Qualified candidates who are placed in a competitive class position are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter and in the upper right corner of your resume that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program. For detailed information regarding the 55-a Program, please visit the following link https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dcas/employment/55-a-program.page 

TA APPLICANTS MUST BE IN A PERMANENT CIVIL SERVICE STATUS IN THE TITLE(S). IF YOU ARE ON AN ESTABLISHED LIST, YOUR LIST NUMBER MUST BE REACHABLE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR APPOINTMENT. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people across a 5,000-square-mile travel area surrounding New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut. The MTA network comprises the nation’s largest bus fleet and more subway and commuter rail cars than all other U.S. transit systems combined. MTA strives to provide a safe and reliable commute, excellent customer service, and rewarding opportunities.

POSITON SUMMARY: 

24/7 Support of transit Fiber optic network including maintenance; construction support, commissioning, and training. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under general supervision, the selected candidate will be responsible for a variety of tasks including but are not limited to; installation, upgrade, configuration, maintenance, and administration of NYCT’s telecommunications network and transmission systems. Maintenance typically includes but is not limited to fault identification, analysis, and resolution. Network technologies and equipment include asynchronous fiber optics, TDM, SONET, ATM, DWDM, and COE. Ethernet and IP services, and DC Power plants with battery support. The selected candidate may be required to configure and maintain network transmission equipment, liaise with various support and material vendors, contractors, in-house maintenance groups, C&D, various Engineering groups, and provide technical support, and training to other NYCT staff as necessary, manage projects, review bulletins, procedures, drawings, contract specifications and oversee the implementation and turn-up of communications systems. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

Telecommunications Associate I – IV (Data)
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in data telecommunications/networking or in a scientific, technical, electronic or related area and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in the performance of analytical, planning, operational, technical, and/or administrative duties in a data telecommunications or closely-related electronics planning, electronics management, and/or electronics service environment; or
2. An associate degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by 12 semester credits in data telecommunications/networking or in a scientific, technical, electronic, or related area and two years of the experience described in "1" above: or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and three years of the experience described in "1" above; or
4. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. College education not used for meeting the minimum requirements in "1" or "2" above may be substituted for experience on the basis of six months of experience as described in "1" above for 30 semester credits of college education including or supplemented by 6 semester credits in data telecommunications/networking or in a scientific, technical, electronic or related area for a maximum of two years of experience. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least one year of the experience described in "1" above.   

Special Note ‐ Additional Requirements for Assignment Level IV
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, at least two additional years of full‐time experience as follows:
1) As a Telecommunications Associate (Data) ‐ Assignment Levels I, II, and III working for the City of New York; or       

2) Performing analytical, planning, operational, technical, and/or administrative duties in a data telecommunications, electronics planning, electronics management, and/or electronics service environment, one year of which must have been specialized work in a consultative or supervisory capacity.      

Telecommunications Specialist I – III (Data)
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in data telecommunications/networking or in a pertinent scientific, technical, electronic or related area and three years of satisfactory full-time experience in the performance of analytical, planning, operational, technical, and/or administrative duties in a data telecommunications or closely-related electronics planning, electronics management, and/or electronics service environment, one year of which much have been specialized work in a consultative or supervisory capacity; or
2. An associate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 12 semester credits in data telecommunications/networking or in a pertinent scientific, technical, elec