IT Integration Communications Specialist II, III, Senior

aps•Deer Valley, AZ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The IT Integration Communications Specialist is responsible for the proper installation, testing, and turn-up of technical assets; identifying design deficiencies in the field; and redesigning or modifying proposed designs. The role coordinates and directs third-party vendor support when escalation is required. Depending on level, the role requires two, five, or seven years of related experience, in addition to experience troubleshooting and repairing metering and control systems. The position installs, repairs, tests, commissions, and remotely manages telecommunications and network equipment and systems, including microwave, RF, IP, voice and data, VoIP, cameras, Wi-Fi, fiber optics, WAN/FAN/LAN, SCADA, telemetry, DWDM, radio repeaters, dispatch consoles, GPS, and related equipment. It performs end-to-end circuit testing across fiber, microwave, and copper media. The specialist may lead significant construction projects, track milestones, report status, recommend project-plan changes, and represent the assigned unit in cross-unit initiatives. This is an onsite field role in Arizona. Work may take place at an APS facility, power plant, job site, or in the community. The position may require statewide travel, outdoor work, overtime, and operation of a four-wheel-drive vehicle on primitive roads in extreme desert heat or high-altitude snow and ice. Applicants must confirm their U.S. person or non-U.S. person status for export-control compliance; certain positions may require U.S. person status.

Requirements

Equivalent to a high school diploma.
Experience troubleshooting and repairing metering and control systems.
Specialist II: two years of related experience.
Specialist III: five years of related experience.
Specialist Senior: seven years of related experience.
Ability to work on all types of supervisory equipment used by APS.
Understanding of control schematic functionality.
Ability to travel statewide, work outdoors, and work overtime.
Demonstrated experience with substation design concepts and practices related to substation control and communications equipment used to backhaul substation telemetry.
Thorough understanding of protection, metering, and control concepts.
Ability to apply and solve mathematical formulas using algebra and trigonometry.
Familiarity with electronic circuit fundamentals.
Demonstrated personal computer skills, including working knowledge of hardware fundamentals and software applications.
Ability to operate a four-wheel-drive vehicle in remote areas and extreme weather conditions.
Employees are expected to reside in Arizona, or in New Mexico if based at Four Corners.
Applicants must confirm their U.S. person or non-U.S. person status for export-control compliance; some positions may require U.S. person status.

Nice To Haves

Experience installing, testing, repairing, and commissioning telecommunications equipment.
Knowledge of microwave, RF communications, IP networks, VoIP, Wi-Fi, fiber optics, and WAN/FAN/LAN technologies.
Experience with SCADA, telemetry, DWDM, radio repeaters, dispatch consoles, and network equipment.
Proficiency with diagnostic and testing equipment, including spectrum analyzers, OTDRs, multimeters, power meters, and cable testers.

Responsibilities

Ensure proper installation, testing, and turn-up of technical assets.
Identify field design deficiencies and redesign or modify proposed designs.
Coordinate and direct third-party vendor support when escalation is required.
Install, assemble, design repairs for, adjust, test, and turn up wired and wireless telecommunications equipment and systems, including microwave, RF communications, IP networks, voice and data communications, VoIP, cameras, Wi-Fi, fiber optics, and WAN/FAN/LAN technologies.
Troubleshoot equipment and design repairs for telecommunications devices and systems, including portable/mobile radios, radio repeaters, dispatch consoles, SCADA, fiber, DWDM, telemetry, GPS, and wired and wireless network equipment.
Use diagnostic software and specialized testing equipment to locate equipment and system problems.
Perform remote or centralized system management using management software, including Telenium, NSP, and Harris.
Install, test, and turn up carrier-class digital microwave and RF data-link equipment.
Perform end-to-end circuit testing and verification across fiber, microwave, and copper media.
Operate four-wheel-drive vehicles on primitive roads in areas that may have extreme desert heat, high-altitude snow, or ice.
Lead construction projects of significant design and scope; ensure milestones are met, provide project-status updates, and recommend project-plan modifications as needed.
Represent the assigned unit in projects or initiatives involving other units.