Alaska Communications

Customer and Network Support Technician

Alaska Communications$94K — $106K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school diploma required; possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
  • Vendor-specific training/certifications needed.
  • Four years training in relevant telephone apprentice program or equivalent experience preferred.
  • Two years experience in network technician role.
  • Ability to travel by air, land, and sea to remote service locations.

Responsibilities

  • Install and maintain Digital and VoIP Telephone Switches and Transport Systems.
  • Monitor and manage network performance to resolve customer service issues.
  • Handle trouble tickets from Tier I team and escalate when necessary.
  • Communicate with customers from issue report to resolution.
  • Operate the Alaskan Network Operation Center for network support.
  • Resolve Tier II support escalations for ACS products and services.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development through vendor-specific training.
  • Travel to diverse locations, including remote areas of Alaska.
Full Job Description

We are unable to support remote international applicants or routinely sponsor work visas.

The compensation range for this job is:

$45.31 - $51.03

Primary Duty

Network technician’s primary duties are installation, operation, administration, and maintenance of Digital and VoIP Telephone Switches, Transport Systems (both network and CPE), DLC’s, PBX’s, Ethernet Switches, Cell Sites, Central Office power systems, and the network management platforms used to monitor their performance and availability.

Examples of Job Duties

Customer and Network Support Technician (CNST)

  • Responsible for monitoring the network, and are critical to resolving customer service trouble issues and verifying with customers that their issues are resolved.

  • Receive phone calls and accept trouble tickets/reports from our Tier I trouble resolution team, managed and strategic customers, Wireless roaming partners, Tier III workgroups and other sources.

  • Responsible for the customer’s trouble and manages communication with the customer from the time the report/ticket is received until the issue is resolved.

  • Use a variety of systems and tools to isolate the customer’s trouble and either resolve or escalate the issue to the appropriate Tier III resource for resolution.  In addition to Tier II customer support responsibilities, the CNST will operate the Alaskan Network Operation Center.

  • Receive and resolve all Tier II support escalations for ACS products and services.  Examples of products and services include but are not limited to ACS offerings in Wireline, Wireless, Enterprise, Internet and Long-Distance suites. 

Minimum Education and Experience Required

You must have a high school diploma and must possess and maintain a driver’s license. Network Technicians are normally required to have and maintain vendor specific training and/or certifications.

Network Technicians are required to have four (4) years training in a relevant telephone apprentice program or equivalent experience leading to journeyman level performance in this specialty, with two (2) years experience in the skills and work this position will typically perform. 

This position may travel by Air, Land and Sea by commercial and non-commercial means to deliver service to Alaska Communications Customers located in remote areas of Alaska.

Certifications and Licenses Required

External applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment suitability assessment and either a DOT or non-DOT drug test, depending on position. 

Network Technicians outside of Anchorage, may be required to perform duties of a Field Technician, which may require a Medical Certification or a CDL.

Additional Job Requirements

External applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment suitability assessment and drug test.

About Alaska Communications

Alaska Communications is a telecommunications company headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. The company provides a range of telecommunications services to businesses and consumers in Alaska, including voice, data, and wireless services. Alaska Communications operates a fiber optic network that spans more than 3,500 miles and connects more than 100 communities in Alaska. The company also offers cloud computing and managed IT services. Alaska Communications was founded in 1998 and went public in 1999.
Learn more about Alaska Communications
Size
555 employees
Market Cap
$184.5 million
Industry
Net Income
$9.7 million
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+0.7%
Revenue
$236.5 million
NASDAQ

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