Data Network Telecommunications Technician

Salary : $60,132.59 - $76,795.26 Annually

Location : Phoenix, AZ

Job Type : Full-time

Job Number : 6326-25E-01

Division : Technical Services Division

Opening Date : 07 / 11 / 2025

Summary Statement

The Arizona Department of Public Safety is seeking a motivated professional for our Data Network Telecommunications Technician position. The Data Network Telecommunications Technician works under general direction assisting the information management bureau in the installation and maintenance activities of a multi-worker shop by determining workloads, establishing priorities, performing network communication cabling work, assigning technicians, and ensuring that project and maintenance work is completed on time. The Data Network Telecommunications Technician installs and maintains various types of electronic communication and phone systems. Performs related tasks as required. This is a competitive classification.

This recruitment will be used to establish an 18-month eligibility list to fill current and future vacancies. Apply promptly; application period may close without notice.

Must successfully complete the examination process.

Written Exam 100% weighted

For additional information about the exam process please review the Exam Plan .

If you have a disability which may require an accommodation,

please notify in writing prior to the test date.

Essential Functions (not intended to be all inclusive)

• Schedules and / or coordinates services (e.g. repairs, installations, removal of equipment, preventative maintenance, etc.) with contractors, vendors, DPS units, and supported agencies.
• Initiates coordinates, and completes new, upgrade, and repair projects with all DPS-related network equipment and sites and with contractor and vendor-related projects that support DPS and designated agencies. includes supervision of contractor and / or vendor resources.
• Installs, removes, modifies, maintains, repairs, and inventories various mobile, portable, and hand-held pieces of communications equipment and other electronic equipment (e.g. routers, switches, video equipment, copiers and printers, public address systems, televisions, site security alarm and control equipment, cameras, remote fence and gate opening and communication equipment, etc.) for DPS, DPS supported governmental agencies, and vendors and contractors supporting DPS.
• Installs, programs, removes, modifies, maintains, repairs, and inventories antennas and wiring on vehicles, buildings, and poles requiring climbing and working on ladders.
• Communicates orally and in writing with Department, other agency personnel, and vendors.
• Installs, programs, removes, modifies, maintains, repairs, and inventories various forms of equipment and material to support communication equipment.
• Installs, programs, removes, modifies, maintains, repairs, and inventories various types of phones and their support equipment as designated.
• Documents job-related activity.
• Reviews and reports system, network, and data security violations to ensure safety of equipment and sensitive data and ensure compliance with federal, state, and judicial requirements.
• Responds to 24-hour / day, 7 day / week emergency call-outs to perform and / or facilitate emergency equipment repairs anywhere in the DPS statewide network.
• Acquires, purchases, and distributes electronic parts, tools, and programming aids to facilitate the installation, modification, repair and maintenance of communications and other electronic equipment.
• Analyzes, searches for, and eliminates sources of communications interference.
• Cleans work areas (e.g. garages, parking areas, work benches, etc.) using brooms, mops, and other cleaning equipment and ensures the areas are clutter-free and used for their intended purpose.
• Inventories, maintains, schedules for periodic maintenance and repairs, transports, inspects, and cleans assigned vehicles and trailers.
• Generates hand drawings and computer-generated drawings, creating site documentation (e.g. layout of equipment within a room, electrical distribution at a site, and special site considerations and needs, underground and building conduit locations, network diagrams, etc.).
• Performs inspections of communication rooms for safety issues (e.g. fire dangers, structural damage to buildings, heating and cooling equipment operation, general site cleanliness, rodent and insect infestations, etc.) using visual observations against previously noted conditions and adjusts conditions (e.g. reporting violations, cleanup, adjusting equipment, coordination with contractors, vendors, and DPS units, etc.) to clear safety issues.
• Conducts performance tuning for systems to provide an efficient, cost-effective environment and adequate response time for customers of the DPS network.
• Remains current on job-specific procedures through training courses, professional associations, and trade publications to apply appropriate methodologies. Attends workshops, professional training courses, and classes related to supervision skills.
• Catalogs, maintains shop technical service manuals and reference books.
• Fabricates wooden and / or metal racks and / or brackets and other support material for use during the installation of communications equipment and other electronic equipment.
• Installs, repairs, splices, tests, and terminates various forms of telecommunications and electrical wiring and cabling (e.g. copper, fiber, coax, etc.) to ensure proper impedance matching and connections between various pieces of electronic equipment.
• Installs and troubleshoots failures on-site controllers, routers, switches, personal computers, data devices, copiers, and printers used within the DPS organization as well as other governmental agencies supported by DPS.
• Repairs and maintains various electronic test equipment (e.g. testers, splicers, etc.) and various hand tools (e.g. drills, tools, and other specialized equipment, etc.).
• Cleans communications equipment and other electronic equipment that has been removed from various locations in preparation for reinstalling the equipment into a new location.
• Operates, maintains, inventories, and complies with operating instructions and general orders for assigned vehicles and trailers as needed and certified for.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

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Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS :

Requires a high school diploma or equivalent and successful completion of a formal electronics technology program of instruction from a recognized public or private school or the armed forces service school or three (3) years of experience as a DPS service employee assigned to this area.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS :

Must possess a valid Arizona driver license.

WORKING CONDITIONS / PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS : Able to work in enclosed and tight spaces including manholes, vaults, under buildings and trailers, ceilings, and other spaces necessary to install network cabling and equipment.

Progression to the next step requires an overall performance rating of at least "Standard" in the last 12 months.

Must successfully complete the examination process.

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

A summary of the Arizona Department of Public Safety Benefits is linked

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Do you possess a high school diploma or equivalent?

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Select the option that indicates how you meet the minimum qualifications for this classification.

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If you are qualifying based on successful completion of an electronics technology program, please provide specific details about the formal electronics technology program you completed. (e.g., school name, dates, program name, etc.) Otherwise, indicate N / A.

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Do you, or will you be able to, possess a valid Arizona driver license by the starting date?

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I have read, understand, and agree to the requirements and working conditions associated with this classification.

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Are you legally entitled to work in the United States?

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I understand if selected for a position, I will take a polygraph and answer questions regarding my background including any past drug use. Providing untruthful or misleading answers will result in disqualification. I certify the responses I provide to the following questions regarding my prior drug use will be true and accurate to the best of my recollection.

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Have you ever been convicted of a felony or an offense which would be a felony if committed in the state of Arizona?

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Have you ever sold, produced, cultivated, or transported marijuana, or any other drug, for sale?

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Please select the option below which details any marijuana usage (e.g., THC extracts, cannabis, hashish, marijuana extracts, or marijuana edibles) legally or illegally within the last six (6) months.

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Please select the option below which details any dangerous drug, illegal narcotic or vaporous substance usage NOT prescribed by a physician for the purpose of treating a medical condition or used in a bona fide religious ceremony within the last seven (7) years. (Does not include marijuana or heroin.)

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Please select the option below which details any dangerous drug, illegal narcotic or vaporous substance usage NOT prescribed by a physician for the purpose of treating a medical condition or used in a bona fide religious ceremony since turning 21 years of age. (Does not include marijuana or heroin.)

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Please select the option below which details any dangerous drug, illegal narcotic or vaporous substance usage NOT prescribed by a physician for the purpose of treating a medical condition or used in a bona fide religious ceremony during your lifetime. (Does not include marijuana or heroin.)

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Please select the option below which details any Adderall or similar drug usage within the last three (3) years NOT prescribed by a physician for the purpose of treating a medical condition.

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Please select the option below which details any steroid or similar drug usage within the last three (3) years NOT prescribed by a physician for the purpose of treating a medical condition.

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Please select the option below which details your heroin usage over your lifetime.

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