Telecom Solution Engineer / Solutions Architect

Telecom Solution Engineer / Solutions Architect

Location: 4 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003 Work Model: Hybrid (2–3 Days Onsite per Week) Interview Process: Video Interview → In-Person

Position Overview

Senior Telecom Solution Engineer / Solutions Architect to lead a mission-critical Channel Bank and Legacy Telecom Retirement Initiative.

This role combines technical strategy and hands-on execution within a regulated utility environment. The selected candidate will evaluate legacy telecom infrastructure, identify service dependencies, and design and execute a phased migration from TDM-based technologies to modern networking solutions including Ethernet, MPLS, fiber, and wireless.

The ideal candidate will serve as both a technical subject matter expert and structured execution leader, coordinating across carriers, contractors, internal teams, and leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Strategy & Architecture

• Assess legacy telecom systems including: Channel Bank, POTS, 56K circuits, T1 circuits.
• Identify service dependencies, demarcation points, and site constraints.
• Design phased migration strategies to modern infrastructure: Ethernet, MPLS, Fiber, Wireless solutions.
• Develop detailed cutover, rollback, and testing plans.

Execution & Program Leadership

• Lead end-to-end execution of telecom retirement efforts from discovery through decommissioning.
• Coordinate carrier engagement including: Circuit ordering, provisioning, turn-ups, disconnects.
• Drive collaboration across: Carriers, Contractors, Internal SMEs, Operations teams, Leadership stakeholders.
• Lead cutover events with real-time technical oversight (onsite or remote).

Governance & Operational Oversight

• Maintain execution tracking and risk management using Microsoft 365 tools.
• Provide regular status reporting to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with change management and regulatory standards common in utility environments.
• Drive formal service decommissioning and billing disconnects to realize cost savings.

Required Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in Telecom Engineering or Solutions Architecture.
• Strong expertise in legacy telecom technologies (TDM, Channel Bank, POTS, T1, 56K).
• Experience designing and executing migrations to Ethernet, MPLS, fiber, and wireless.
• Hands-on experience managing telecom carrier coordination and circuit lifecycle.
• Experience working in regulated environments (utilities preferred).
• Strong technical leadership and stakeholder coordination skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in utility industry environments.
• Strong knowledge of demarcation standards and site-level telecom constraints.
• Proven experience leading structured decommissioning initiatives.
• Excellent documentation and execution tracking skills.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Hands-on technical SME with architecture depth.
• Strong execution discipline and structured delivery approach.
• Comfortable leading live cutover events.
• Strong communicator capable of engaging technical and executive stakeholders.
• Local to NY/NJ and comfortable with hybrid onsite expectations.