Telecommunications Technician

Description

Leidos has an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a Telecommunications Technician to work as part of a team providing Communications for the Infrastructure and Deactivation & Remediation contractors at the DOE Portsmouth (Piketon, Ohio) site. The ideal candidate will have advanced knowledge of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) and Unity Voicemail, NEC SV9500, fiber and copper plant facilities and Wireless Access Point testing and troubleshooting among others.

• Support moves/adds/changes within the CUCM and NEC phone systems.
• Maintain copper and fiber plant facilities, to include design, install, terminate and repair multi strand fiber and copper communications cables (aerial and duct bank) along with maintenance of legacy copper facilities.
• Establish voice and data networks by running, pulling, terminating and splicing cables following industry standards.
• Verifies service by testing circuits, equipment and alarms. Identifies, corrects or escalates problems encountered.
• Assists with deployment and testing/troubleshooting of wireless network Access Points.
• Provide user support and troubleshoot user reports of issues within the communications systems.
• Responsible for mobile device management; assigning, issuing, tracking, support, troubleshooting cellular phones and devices.
• Support Cyber Security compliance and audit preparation in coordination with the Cyber Security Team.
• Consults with internal departments to identify customer needs.
• Assists with maintaining network documentation and device property accountability.

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent and 3 - 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Telephone system installation, programming, troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Network wiring practices - installation, termination and troubleshooting.
• Data networks and systems
• Smartphone configuration and security.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE 'Q' security clearance.
• Microsoft Office experience.
• Working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.

• Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Unity Connection
• Cisco Analog voice gateway deployment
• NEC Univerge SV8500/SV9500
• PRI and SIP trunking experience
• Fiber termination, splicing and troubleshooting
• Mitel 5000
• DOE site experience
• Active DOE Q clearance

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Original Posting:
March 2, 2026

For U.S. Positions:
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: $50,700.00 - $91,650.00

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