Product Design Intern

Are you looking to Optimize your life? Start your exciting path to a rewarding career today!
We are Optimum, a leader in the fast-paced world of connectivity, and we're seeking driven and enthusiastic professionals to join our team, empower lives, fuel businesses, and drive innovation. Connectivity is now longer a luxury, but a necessity. A career at Optimum means you'll be enabling progress and enhancing lives by providing reliable, high-speed connectivity solutions that keep the world connected. Our successes, now and in the future, are powered by our amazing product, a commitment to our people and culture, and the connections we make in our communities.
If you are resourceful, collaborative, and passionate about delivering consistent excellence, Optimum is for you!
Job Summary
Optimum is a cutting-edge communications, media, and tech company. We connect people to what matters most to them; texting with friends, advertising that resonates, or binge watching their favorite show. Our differentiated approach centers around technologies that push the envelope and deliver the ultimate customer experience. We're building a workforce that attracts and retains the best talent, not only to meet the needs of our customers, but that also reflects the diverse communities we serve. We're not the only ones who have seen it; we've recently been recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Employers as well as by the Human Rights Campaign, DiversityInc Magazine, and Cablefax for our diversity & inclusion program.
Responsibilities

• Engage with vendor personnel to solve issues, implement new features and network functions.
• Detect and analyze inconsistencies in internal systems that affect customers, in order to solve them.
• System monitoring: Monitoring network KPIs and make sure they keep the trend, if not investigate why and escalate to the appropriate party.
• Test and implement new features and releases to improve the quality of experience of the customer.
• New Device and software certification.
• Participate and perform cross trainings with the team.
• KPI report creation and analysis.
• Alarms validation: Reviewing system alarms, solving the issues with their knowledge or with Vendor support.
• System monitoring: Following up network KPIs and make sure they keep the trend, if not investigate why and take corrective actions if needed.
• Identify and propose new optimization to improve the quality of experience of the customer.
• Test and implement new network features to improve the quality of experience of the customer.
• Perform Backup/Restore activities. Support during outages activities with Vendor support

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Voice Network Architecture, platforms (SBC, AGC, CRE, STP, SIP GW, IMS). Technologies 3G, 4G, LTE, Voice services, SIP, STP, STIR/SHAKEN, Provisioning systems, etc. Have an understanding of the different nodes of a voice network and their relations with a customer's services (BSS and Service Network wise)
• Have Basic SQL query knowledge, GUI Based systems, Office Package, basic knowledge of Linux/Unix, High-Advance Excel
• Have good written and oral communications skills
• Be results and customer oriented
• Have a high reaction and prioritization capacity
• Have good analytical skills
• Have the ability to learn
• Familiarity with AI Tools and AI First mindset

At Optimum, every action and interaction we take part in, is driven by our three Guiding Principles: Do What's Right, Drive One Optimum, and Make It Happen. These aren't just words, they help us build trust, create real community, and embrace new ways of thinking. Our employees are empowered to do the right thing for our customers and co-workers and to recognize and reward these behaviors when we see them. It's all part of the bigger picture of "Be The Difference" where each employee knows they have the power to enact real change, share new ideas, and understand that learning never stops.
If you have the drive to succeed and are ready to embark on a thrilling career, seize this opportunity today, and join our winning team. Together, we'll shape the future of connectivity.
All job descriptions and required skills, qualifications and responsibilities for a particular position are subject to modification by the Company from time to time, in the Company's discretion based on business necessity.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
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Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in the posted location is $43,580.00 / hour. The rate/range provided herein is the anticipated pay at the time of hire, and does not reflect future job opportunity.
We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. Please note that at this time, we do not provide visa sponsorship for employment.
Nearest Major Market: Brooklyn
Nearest Secondary Market: New York City