Senior Telecommunications Analyst

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.

Job Title: Senior Telecommunications Analyst

Location: Knaresborough or Coventry (UK)

Role Summary

Analyse, design, install, administer, maintain, document, and trouble-shoot Avaya telecommunications applications, services, systems, and circuits. Conduct project planning, vendor and cost analysis as well as supporting all system outages for monthly system maintenance. Perform traffic studies, capacity planning, equipment analysis, business continuity reviews, and disaster recovery planning. Responsible for supporting system and user documentation for end users, contact centre agents, and clients.

What Part Will You Play?

• Provides Level II technical support and becomes knowledgeable of more difficult problems and solutions by assisting management with the development, design and support of complex telecommunication applications and systems to deliver data, voice, and video services across various applications securely (carrier routing, applications integration, network segmentation, network security, firewall traversal, access and perimeter control, vulnerability management, intrusion detection and security monitoring). Assists with escalated issues requiring advanced/expert knowledge and experience with appropriate products. Reviews work orders and assesses the time already spent with the customer so that the work is prioritized and time management is sufficiently utilized. Installs complex telecommunications software, patching, maintenance, support, reporting and configuration.
• Telecommunications application and system testing, analysis, remediation, compliance and vulnerability management.
• Initiates the development of records and reports for multiple telecommunications environments, software, hardware, circuits, configurations, inventory and billing. Develops project and incident status updates to business, clients and management as required.
• Understand and deliver complex call management functions of call routing for business as usual and disaster recovery operations.
• Guide vendor engineers, network analysts, and other corporate groups as needed and collaboratively works to provide solutions that benefit and meet business requirements enterprise wide.
• Ability to communicate clearly with peers and other departments on telecommunications operational processes and technology.

What are we looking for in this role?

• Avaya Aura core voice estate, Communication Manager, System Manager ession Manager, Session Border Controller, Control Manager, Breeze, Avaya Workspaces, AAEP, CBA, POM
• Working knowledge of Avaya WFO platform/infrastructure
• Working knowledge of SSL certification
• Core Competency Importance Additional Competency Importance Results Orientation High Critical and Analytical Thinking
• Customer Focus High Planning and Organizing
• Fostering Relationships
• Effective Communicator
• Driving Change and Innovation

What Are Our Desired Skills and Capabilities?

• Required KSAs Description SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. Some barriers to entry exist at this level (e.g., dept./peer review).
• JOB COMPLEXITY – Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgement in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Networks with key contacts outside their own area of expertise.
• SUPERVISION – Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and coordinate activities of other personnel.
• Job Specific KSAs Skill Level Description Root Cause Analysis Advanced Demonstrates ability to perform complex issue isolation within telecommunications infrastructures: FXO/FXS/PRI/T1/DS3/SS7/H.323/SIP circuits and signalling protocols
• Requirement Analysis – Advanced Demonstrates ability to understand the scope and end result of business requirements in order to facilitate technical specifications for design, pricing and installation

Minimum Qualifications

• Typically Minimum 6 Years Relevant Exp in Telecommunications infrastructures
• Bachelor’s Degree Computer, Electronics, Telecommunications Technology or equivalent college education, and/or the equivalent of training and experience

Benefits:

• Work for a global market leading card processing company

• A company with a friendly, professional and growth centric culture

• 26 days holiday, increasing with service up to 30 days, plus option to buy 3 days holiday per year

• Health insurance scheme – through Vitality Health which offers various wellness related discounts and incentives

• Life insurance and disability cover

• Group Personal Pension scheme – 7% employer contribution

• Generous entitlements to paid maternity, paternity, adoption leave and other time off

• Employee friendly working policies

• Gym and canteen on site – within our modern office

• Social events, and opportunities to join internal team member groups

Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the Human Resources Department.