Title: Telecommunications Engineer
Location: Irving Place, NY(Hybrid)
Job Type: Contract
Job Description:
We are seeking a senior Telecom Solution Engineer / Solutions Architect to lead a mission critical Channel Bank and legacy telecom retirement initiative. This role is accountable for both technical strategy and execution, operating as a hands on subject matter expert while providing structured execution leadership across multiple stakeholders in a regulated utility environment.
The role will evaluate existing legacy telecommunications systems, identify service dependencies, and design a phased migration approach to transition services from TDM based technologies (Channel Bank, POTS, 56K, T1) to modern Ethernet, MPLS, fiber, and wireless solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end to end execution of legacy telecom retirement efforts from discovery through decommission
- Perform service inventory and dependency analysis, including demarcation and site constraints
- Develop migration phases, cutover plans, rollback strategies, and testing requirements
- Own or technically direct carrier engagement, including ordering, provisioning, turnups, and disconnects
- Coordinate execution across carriers, contractors, internal SMEs, operations teams, and leadership
- Lead cutover events, providing real time technical oversight (onsite or remote as required)
- Maintain execution tracking, risk management, and status reporting using Microsoft 365 tools
- Drive formal service decommissioning and billing disconnects to ensure cost savings are realized
- Ensure adherence to change management and regulatory standards common to utility environments.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Must Have
- Ability to design phased migration strategies, cutover plans, rollback procedures, and testing approaches
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Excel, SharePoint, Teams), Visio, Project for tracking and reporting
- Direct experience owning or technically directing carrier orders (ASRs, LSRs, provisioning, turnups, disconnects)
- Extensive expertise in legacy telecom infrastructure, including Channel Banks, POTS, 56K, and T1
- Hands On leadership of cutover events with real Time technical decision making
- Proven leadership of end-to-end telecom migrations and retirements in live production environments
- Strong stakeholder management skills across carriers, contractors, SMEs, and senior leadership
- Strong working knowledge of Ethernet, MPLS, Eline, E?LAN, fiber, and wireless access
Nice To Have
- Experience in utility or regulated environments
- Experience with telecom billing validation and cost recovery
- Exposure to SCADA, OT, or critical infrastructure communications
- Familiarity with ITIL-based change and incident management
- PMP or equivalent certification
- Solutions Architecture or Sales Engineering background with a carrier or network vendor
Regards,
Aman Raj
Sr. Technical Recruiter
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Email:
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ShiftCode Analytics Inc., 5118 Sylvester loop Tampa, Florida 33610
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