Telecommunications Specialist 2

Telecommunications Specialist 2

Are you ready to lead complex telecommunications projects that keep statewide networks running smoothly? Join the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) as a Telecommunications Specialist 2 and help support critical communication avenues across various facilities, centers, and storefronts throughout the Commonwealth. Within this role you will guide a skilled team, troubleshoot complex systems, and contribute to major modernization efforts. Apply today to begin a career where your expertise strengthens essential operations and future upgrades!

This position oversees telecommunications work involving the design, installation, repair, and modernization of systems throughout the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The role ensures dependable service and supports statewide upgrades for both inside and outside plant infrastructure. As a Telecommunications Specialist 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Project Oversight: Coordinate and supervise the design, installation, renovation, and repair work for telecommunications projects
• Infrastructure Design: Create plans for integrating buildings, developing distribution nodes, and upgrading major telecommunications hubs
• Site Assessment: Evaluate copper and fiber systems, components, and cabling to determine how new systems fit into statewide infrastructure
• Technical Troubleshooting: Resolve issues involving aerial and underground cabling, splice cases, demarcation rooms, and central office systems
• Compliance Review: Inspect work to ensure adherence to project requirements, codes, standards, and safety practices
• Team Supervision: Guide and direct subordinate staff performing telecommunications tasks in various facilities

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:45 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 45-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as a Telecommunications Specialist 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Four years of technical experience providing microcomputer support services that included information technology or telecommunications hardware and software installation, operation, and maintenance within a network environment; or
• Four years of voice or data telecommunications experience that included two years of system design or configuration and two years of general telecommunications experience that involved: technical management of systems for commercial or governmental applications or technical work in the acquisition, installation, repair, or maintenance of commercial or governmental systems; or
• Two years of technical experience providing microcomputer support services that included information technology or telecommunications hardware and software installation, operation, and maintenance within a network environment and an associate's degree in Microcomputer or Telecommunications Technology or other closely related field.
• Post high school training in telecommunications technology; data communications; or electronics with emphasis in telecommunications technology may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the two years of general telecommunications experience, but may not be substituted for the required experience in system design or configuration.

Other Requirements:

• This particular position also requires four years or more of full-time experience in:
• the installation, splicing, testing and repairing of aerial cable (copper and fiber)
• the installation, splicing, locating, and marking of underground cable (copper and fiber)
• manhole inspections (e.g., pre-entry safety check, conduit integrity check, water and drain ingress check, cable racking and support assessment etc.)
• utility pole inspections (e.g., hardware assessment, probe testing, sound testing, bore testing etc.)
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.