Telecommunications technician
Job detail
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Inspect and test cable signals and associated equipment
- Diagnose and locate equipment faults, and adjust, replace or repair telecommunications equipment
- Install, arrange, remove and maintain telephone equipment, wiring and associated hardware
- Repair or replace defective telephone equipment
- Test installed telephone systems to locate transmission faults
- Analyze test results and adjust, change or repair switching system, network, associated equipment and software
- Install electromechanical, analog and digital trunking systems, circuits and equipment in telecommunications central offices and switching centres
- Set up local area networks and connections to the Internet
- Provide problem-solving services to network users
- Evaluate and install computer hardware, networking software and operating system software
- Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations
- Implement data, software and hardware security procedures
- Perform routine network start up and close down and maintain control records
- Implement network traffic and security monitoring software, and optimize server performance
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Manual dexterity
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Accurate