General information
Job Posting Title
Telecommunications Lead
Date
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
City
Remote
Country
United States
Working time
Full-time
Description & Requirements
This position is contingent upon contract award and position availability. Selected candidates will receive a contingent offer of employment, which will become final only upon successful contract award to Maximus, availability of the position, and receipt of authorization to proceed.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required. Active Public Trust and/or DHS Suitability is preferred. U.S. citizenship or U.S. national status required.
Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS167, T5, Band 8
Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve as the senior technical authority for enterprise collaboration, voice, and video (UC) services across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
- Provide hands-on engineering support and advanced Tier 3 troubleshooting for complex voice and video service issues, ensuring rapid diagnosis and resolution.
- Monitor service health, performance metrics, alerts, and capacity indicators to proactively identify risks and drive service stability improvements.
- Provide technical direction for unified communications platforms, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and mission requirements.
- Collaborate with network and operations teams to ensure optimal voice and video quality through effective QoS design and network integration.
- Support platform lifecycle activities, including upgrades, migrations, configuration changes, and operational readiness testing for collaboration services.
- Coordinate incident response and service restoration activities related to voice and video platforms, ensuring minimal disruption to mission-critical communications.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and knowledge base materials to support operations, governance, and knowledge transfer.
- Contribute to service management reporting, monitoring SLA performance, and driving continuous service improvement across collaboration services.
- Serve as a key liaison with stakeholders, service providers, and cross-functional teams to ensure reliable delivery of communications services.
Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required. Active Public Trust and/or DHS Suitability is preferred. U.S. citizenship or U.S. national status required.
- Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Network Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 8+ years of experience in telecommunications engineering, unified communications, or related enterprise IT roles.
- Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise voice, video, and collaboration platforms (e.g., VoIP, VTC, unified communications systems).
- Proven experience performing advanced (Tier 3) troubleshooting for complex telecommunications and UC issues.
- Hands-on experience with monitoring tools and performance analysis for voice and video services.
- Strong knowledge of QoS, network integration, and voice/video traffic optimization.
- Experience supporting platform lifecycle management, including upgrades, migrations, and configuration changes.
- Experience coordinating incident response and service restoration in mission-critical environments.
- Ability to develop and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and architecture-related artifacts.
- Experience supporting SLA performance tracking and service improvement initiatives.
- Ability to collaborate across network engineering, operations, and architecture teams.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Relevant telecommunications or network certification (e.g., Cisco CCNP Collaboration, CCNP Enterprise, or equivalent).
- Experience supporting federal government environments.
- Experience with enterprise UC platforms (e.g., Cisco UC, Microsoft Teams, or similar collaboration technologies).
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud communications architectures.
- Knowledge of ITIL-based ITSM/ITOM processes and integration with service delivery.
- Experience supporting VoIP and VTC services in large-scale environments.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills in high-availability, mission-critical environments.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to serve as a technical liaison to senior stakeholders.
- Experience contributing to architecture governance and service optimization initiatives.
Minimum Requirements
TCS167, T5, Band 8
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Minimum Salary
$
100,000.00
Maximum Salary
$
125,000.00
