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ST CHARLES COUNTY GOVERNMENT WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - NETWORK SPECIALIST III in O'Fallon, Missouri
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS / NETWORK SPECIALIST III
**[EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
[SALARY RANGE:[ **Min $67,714.62 - Mid $84,117.54 per year
**[This is a full-time, 40 hour per week position which includes a full range of benefits including Paid Time Off, Extended Medical Leave, Holidays, Employee Health, Dental, Life, Disability, Retirement, and Tuition Assistance programs.
[JOB DESCRIPTION: [The purpose of this position is to support emergency communications systems and operations for the public safety/first responder users of St. Charles County as a technical, team and project leader and mentor within the specified grade. Provides multi-tier technical and engineering support of the county-wide P25 radio system, IP/MPLS microwave radio system, LAN/WAN networks, mobile-data system, and ancillary systems. Performs and directs routine operations tasks and emergency activities; such as install, configure, provision, commission, test, maintain and repair equipment within the radio, network, and remote site facilities systems. Manages work center operations and projects; and supervises staff and subcontractors. ]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}**
- Manage performance, ensure capabilities, and actively monitor the St. Louis Area Trunked Emergency Radio (SLATER), the St. Charles Countys IP/MPLS network backhaul equipment and remote site facility systems.
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``` - Conduct incident management and disaster recovery operations such as responding, identifying, dispatching, coordinating, and system/subsystem discrepancy analysis for root-cause identification, fault isolation and incident/problem resolution and determining operational continuity for end-users.
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``` - Performs audits, preventative maintenance, and corrective action on all county and/or customer owned equipment in accordance with established schedules, standards, contracts, policies, procedures, directives, and guidelines.
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``` - Evaluates system performance; make recommendations to improve functionality, safety, system coverage, reliability, maintenance, recovery, and sustainment of systems infrastructure including RF and network interference identification and isolation.
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``` - Interpret, create, and modify schematics, diagrams, flowcharts, and documentation to support system(s) performance.
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``` - Maintain physical and virtual systems security (i.e., access and video surveillance systems, facilities security, firewalls, implementation of security protocols, standards, and practices).
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``` - Utilize a variety of digital analog radio communications and network test equipment.
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``` - Ensure all work is conducted in a safe manner and all work areas meet applicable standards.
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``` - Direct and coordinate with vendors and contractors in support of project, maintenance, and service activities.
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``` - Prepare, issue and review RFQ/RFP/Bids as required.
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``` - Conduct hardware/software analysis to provide comparative data of performance characteristics and suitability within the existing systems environment.