Telecommunications Engineer

Title: Telecommunications Engineer DSP03541

State Role Title:Info Technology Specialist II

Hiring Range: Negotiable and commensurate with experience.

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Department of State Police

Location:Salem VA

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

About the Position:

The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a Telecommunications Engineer in our Communications Division in Salem Virginia. The job duties for this position include but are not limited to:

Designing engineering installing and implementing changes and additions to the Statewide Agency Radio System (STARS) local and wide area and radio management networks.
Assisting field personnel in restoring communications in the event of a failure which may require travel to the affected site.
Maintaining the integrity of the STARS information systems infrastructure.
Analyzing system logs and alarm systems to identify potential issues and identifying failures.

About the Agency:

We are seeking to expand our diverse team of change makers and innovators. As a member of the VSP family you would make a difference by serving every city county town resident and visitors of the Commonwealth through supporting our vast public safety mission. Challenge yourself to make a difference today by applying for a career with VSP!

VSP embraces inclusion and diversity in our workforce and in the protection of all people. We embrace our tradition of professionalism and excellence and we are excited for our future as we continue our journey to become a best-in-class state government agency. We are firmly committed to our family-like culture and are seeking to expand our team.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge:

Of basic electrical/electronic theory power land mobile and microwave radio.

Skills:

In the operation of computers and in Microsoft Office Applications.

Abilities:

To coordinate evaluate and establish priorities for internal and external personnel.
To develop project and status reports.
To troubleshoot both analog and digital telecommunications problems.
To work with both local and wide area network devices such as servers workstations switches and routers.
To maintain the integrity and performance of network databases and security.
To communicate effectively both orally and in writing in English.
To work 24 hours on call basis.
To interact with all persons contacted internally and externally during the course of work.

Experience or Training in electrical engineering computer engineering and/or computer science.
Experience in a wide range of telecommunications and radio engineering projects that involve data voice and radio communications systems.
Possession of a valid Virginia Drivers License.
Graduation from high school or equivalent.

Additional Considerations

Experience in engineering large systems in a public safety or related agency preferred.
Certification in Microsoft MCSA or MCSE Red Hat RHCE Cisco CCNA Comp TIAs A or Network preferred.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Elements of the selection process include the screening of application(s); the interviewing of qualified candidate(s) to include pre-employment testing a presentation and/or a work sample if applicable; salary negotiation(s) if applicable; a background investigation; and a medical evaluation if applicable. The anticipated duration of the pre-employment process is determined by the successful completion of the above items.

Applications cover letters and/or resumes shall only be accepted on-line through the PageUp recruitment management system at and must be received by 11:55 P. M. on September 2 2025. Please limit resumes to four pages and cover letters to one page. Any additional attachments received in excess of this will not be considered.

PageUp provides confirmation of receipt of your application resume and/or cover letter submitted successfully. Please refer to your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position. For questions please contact the Talent Acquisition & Employee Relations Section of the Human Resources Division at

It is the policy of the Department of State Police (the Department) to assure equal employment opportunity to all applicants for employment and current employees. The Department strongly prohibits discrimination based on race sex color national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity or expression age military status political affiliation disability genetic information ethnic background pregnancy and childbirth.

This policy shall be adhered to in all facets of Departmental employment practices. It is not the intent of this policy to permit or require the lowering of bona fide job requirements or qualification standards to give preference to any applicant for employment or employee. Affirmative measures shall be taken to recruit and retain qualified individuals at all levels of the Department and to embrace and foster diversity opportunity and inclusion in the workplace.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

(V)alor (S)ervice (P)ride

In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022- February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.