Call Center Architect

The NYC Office of Technology and Innovation is seeking a Public Safety Emergency Communications Senior Engineer responsible for providing support and engineering oversight for the communication services and technologies that make up the NYC 911 and emergency response services for the residents and visitors of New York City.

Scope of Services:

• Deployment of and support for Emergency Communications network infrastructure including racking and cabling equipment.
• Configure and test Emergency Communications network infrastructure.
• Technical support for E911 and NG911 telephony and telecommunications systems and services associated with 911 call delivery to New York City's Public Safety Answering Centers
• Technical support for Text-to-911 (TT911) services, including inbound and outbound SMS, MMS and RTT technology and services.
• Technical support and oversight for vendor managed ESInet services and systems.
• Technical support for Public Safety Unified Communications systems and services.
• Technical support for all emergency point-to-point, alarm relays, automated inbound 911 relays, telematics and third-party 911 communications.
• Triage and investigate incidents involving communication, infrastructure and service failures, including identifying root cause and remediation.
• Technical support for 911 and TT911 test environments within the 911 lab, validate test cases and results.
• Provide Emergency Communication technology asset management support and oversight.
• Coordinate technology deployments with 911 Originating Service Providers, neighboring jurisdictions and Emergency Communications Relay Centers.
• Oversight of vendors supporting emergency communications, telecommunications services, and infrastructure.
• Perform data and performance analysis associated with communications services.

Mandatory Skills/Experience: Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered

• At least 12 years of experience working in a data center or in the field supporting related work.
• 8+ years of experience in network support, LAN/WAN troubleshooting.
• 8+ years of experience in communications routing, transport, and delivery (Wireline, Wireless and VoIP).
• 8+ experience using documentation tools (MS Excel, MS Visio, MS Word, Etc.).
• Substantial knowledge of networking hardware and topologies.
• Substantial knowledge of telecommunication cabling standards, ability to pull and terminate cabling in a variety of customer environments.
• Substantial Knowledge of computing systems and hardware.
• Experience with LEC circuits termination and turn-up.
• Experience with Land-mobile-radio systems, P25 conventional and trunked networks.
• Experience with call routing, selective routing, trunking and location-based routing.
• Ability to perform physical work related to the job.
• Ability to follow detailed job documents.
• Must be willing to travel within the NYC region to meet customer SLA's.
• Must be willing to work on-call, after hours and weekends when required.
• Strong oral, written, and presentation skills; ability to communicate in a credible and confident manner in clear, concise language

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in computer science or related area of study
• Experience with Emergency Communications infrastructure, systems, applications and related technologies
• Experience with DMS and ACD systems
• Experience with ANI / ALI services and functionality
• Experience with 9-1-1 Call Handling Systems
• Experience with NG9-1-1 ESINET call routing.
• Experience with SMS, RTT, TCC routing, SMS aggregation
• Experience with third-party emergency communication system integrations
• Experience with GIS and location-based identification systems
• Experience with 911 related TDOS and DDOS risk mitigation

Work hours and location:

• Normal Business Hours, Monday through Friday (not including a mandatory unpaid meal break after 6 hours of work), 35 work hours per week. If the consultant works more than 35 hours per week, the consultant must request overtime in the Agency's timekeeping system and the project manager must approve those hours worked above the weekly maximum.
• Work location:On Site: 2 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Spruce Technology, Inc. is a mid-size, award-winning (Inc 5000, SmartCEO, Entrepreneur of the Year) technology services firm with a steadily growing portfolio of commercial and government clients. Spruce provides innovative technology solutions, specialized IT staff, and IT strategy consulting nationwide. Spruce maintains partnerships with major technology vendors and continually develops leading-edge offerings in service areas such as digital experience, data services, application development, infrastructure, cyber security, and IT staffing.

Spruce Technology, Inc. is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the policy of Spruce Technology, Inc. to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process.

All full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits:
Medical, dental, vision health benefits
Life Insurance and AD&D (paid by company)
401k, Flexible and Dependent Care Spending Account plans.
Paid-time Off or Paid Sick Leave (amount dependent on position level and if required by state).