OCTO Telecom & Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

Job DescriptionShort Description:

OCTO is looking for a Telecom & Infrastructure Engineer within the Enterprise Cloud Information Services Team.

Complete Description:

On April 15th, 2025 the United Medical Center permanently (UMC) closed as Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health opened to service the residents in Ward 8. OCTO's Enterprise Cloud and Infrastructure Service's (ECIS) team has been asked to support the the closure of UMC including providing data, infrastructure, networking, and telecommunication services.

ECIS is looking for a qualified resource to serve as Telecom & Infrastructure Engineer to provide expertise related to the operation of a healthcare facility.

1. Lead the phased deactivation and documentation of voice/data infrastructure (PBX, VoIP, switches, wireless access points, etc.) in alignment with hospital closure timelines.
2. Oversee the final state management of all unified communications systems, including mobile device inventory, MDM deregistration, and secure device wipe.
3. Coordinate removal of telecommunications cabling, network switches, and patch panel reconfiguration to support facility repurposing or full vacancy.
4. Dismantle IP telephony and paging systems while maintaining minimal functional service for remaining essential staff until full closure.
5. Support the deactivation and final archiving of video surveillance systems (CCTV), ensuring retrieval of legally required footage per security retention policies.
6. Document and tag remaining telecom hardware for reassignment, resale, or certified e-waste destruction.
7. Assist with transferring telecom contracts, licenses, or numbers as required to the acquiring organization.
8. Remain available for emergency support and incident response related to communication systems until full handover or shutdown.

Responsibilities:

1. Demonstrates expertise in conveying technical and functional concepts for a specific technical specialty.

2. Identifies improvements to project standards to achieve high quality services/products.

3. Identifies best practices and standards for the use of the product.

4. Delivers support and design for industry specific technologies that require integration with systems or networks.

5. Interacts with executive level business users or technical experts.

6. Functions as a niche technical SME.

7. Lead experience with technical expertise across large, complex implementations for systems.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements:

Bachelors degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience

Candidate Skills Matrix:

Following sections are to be filled by the candidate:

Skills | Required/Desired | No. of Years | How many years of experience candidate has?
4 yrs. conveying technical and functional concepts for a specific technical specialty| Required | 4 years |
Lead the phased deactivation and documentation of voice/data infrastructure (PBX, VoIP, switches, wireless access points, etc.) in alignment with hosp| Highly desired | 5 years |
Oversee the final state management of all unified communications systems, including mobile device inventory, MDM deregistration, and secure device wip| Desired | 5 years |
Coordinate removal of telecommunications cabling, network switches, and patch panel reconfiguration to support facility repurposing or full vacancy.| Required | 5 years |
Dismantle IP telephony and paging systems while maintaining minimal functional service for remaining essential staff until full closure.| Highly desired | 5 years |
Support the deactivation and final archiving of video surveillance systems (CCTV), ensuring retrieval of legally required footage per security retenti| Desired | 5 years |
Document and tag remaining telecom hardware for reassignment, resale, or certified e-waste destruction.| Highly desired | 5 years |

Background check:

• Extensive criminal history background check will be required. We cannot submit candidates with recent histories (go back seven years) of extensive driving, drug, robbery or any other illegal activity. Any criminal activity on the background check will eliminate the candidate from consideration. If selected, please make certain that you inform all candidates that they will have to complete this criminal background check prior to starting. NATIONAL background checks are required; Federal background checks are NOT compliant under this contract. A national background check is a national criminal background check that pulls criminal records from State and County Courts in almost every US State.