Salary: $70,629 - $118,483
Relocation: No
About Us
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated electricity transmission and distribution business that uses superior asset management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor (together with its subsidiaries) operates the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas, delivering power to nearly 4 million homes and businesses and operating more than 143,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas.
Summary
Candidate will be familiar with the telecommunications network design and architecture and will generally work independently under normal supervision. Incumbents will participate on project teams to provide support for the implementation of new systems and in the diagnosis of network problems. Incumbents will participate in discussions with vendors and service providers in order to assist in the diagnosis and resolution of network problems. This individual will provide a secondary technical support role on a major network system and may provide support for other, smaller systems. Incumbents will have a general knowledge of design standards, applicable regulations, and codes and will strengthen these skills as they work within this level. Incumbents will be familiar with and gain an increased knowledge of the technical support requirements and procedures for the specific technologies and equipment supported including the provisioning of services, system documentation requirements, and asset management requirements. Incumbents will conduct trend analysis and capacity analysis to anticipate changes in the business environment and take appropriate action. Experienced Incumbents are expected to train new candidates and may occasionally guide the work of Associates. Incumbents are expected to keep abreast of changing telecommunications regulations and technologies.
We are considering applicants with multiple experience levels. Please view all details related to responsibilities, education, and experience for each level of consideration. This role will be on-site 5 days a week based out of our Downtown Dallas office.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
The Telecom Network Operator is the technical expert on multiple telecommunication protocols and is responsible for ensuring that the network is performing to optimum capacity. Depending on assignment, the Telecom NOC Operator may work independently or under the supervision of a lead. Duties of the Telecom NOC Operator include:
•Updating system and procedures documentation for all network hardware in the document database
•Planning and implementing changes to the Transport network to ensure adherence to all Change Management policies and procedures
•Striving to resolve all problems without a site visit, if possible, contact the appropriate personnel if a site visit is necessary and to assist in the identification of the root cause of every problem
•Coordinating all planned outages
•Communicating with verbal and written status reports as required
•Performing end-to-end analysis on the transport network through a capacity/availability/response time analysis
•Adhering to safe work practices to support the goal of no reportable accidents within IT
•Being on call and shift work – The Telecom NOC is a 24x7 operation and all personnel will be on call in the event of a problem
•Keeping abreast of technology changes
•FAA tower lighting notifications
•Monitoring, and control of both digital and analog telecommunications networks
•These networks provide voice and data to transmission and distribution facilities, and the primary focus of the Telecom NOC is to maintain high reliability of these networks
•Initiating and coordinating service restoration activities. These activities include notifying affected personal, rerouting circuits to restore service for company and customer
•Serve as a central point of contact and coordination for all system operation, maintenance, and repair efforts to ensure reliable operation of the system and accurate record of events that affect system integrity
•Monitor NERC/CIP Critical sites via alarm monitoring software and/or video surveillance equipment and make necessary contact with appropriate personnel when potential issues are observed
•Operator Sr. will assist in the training of new candidates
Skills
•Knowledge of telecommunications network design architecture
•Knowledge of equipment technologies
•Knowledge of standards and regulatory requirements
Education And Experience
Associate Operator Level
•High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent is required
•Advanced Degree is encouraged to apply
•1-2 years of experience as a NOC Operator/Engineer or 2-4 years equivalent experience in technical support is encouraged to apply
Operator Level (in addition to requirements above)
•2-4 years as a NOC Operator/Engineer or 4-6 years equivalent experience in technical support is encouraged to apply
Senior Operator Level ((in addition to requirements above)
•4-6 plus years as a NOC Operator/Engineer or 6-8 plus years equivalent experience in technical support is encouraged to apply
Measures of Success
•Timely responses to CIP related access alarms
•Timely call out of field personnel if onsite visit is needed
•Effective troubleshooting and resolving AMS outages remotely when possible
•Effective troubleshooting and ensuring resolution of SCADA outages remotely when possible
Benefits
At Oncor, we offer a comprehensive set of benefits, compensation and performance management programs designed specifically to attract, retain, motivate and reward our high-performing workforce. Our supportive and inclusive culture allows every team member the opportunity to thrive and make a difference. We invest in our employee’s success and well-being by offering such things as:
•Annual incentive program
•Competitive health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance)
•Ability to earn wellness incentives (up to $2,000 in 2025) and other wellbeing resources
•401k with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%
•401k match with student debt program
•Cash balance pension plan
•Competitive vacation, 10 company holidays and 2 personal holidays
•Other perks such as commuter benefits, electric vehicle incentive program, appliance purchase plan
Participation in benefit programs for employees in collective bargaining units is subject to the applicable collective bargaining agreement.