Cisco Unified Communications SME

All Native Group•, DC

6d•$120,000 - $170,000•Onsite

About The Position

All Native group is seeking a highly qualified Senior level Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) engineer to design, implement and provide maintenance and support of enterprise-level voice solutions including Call Manager, Unity Connection, Emergency Responder and VoIP endpoints. The Engineer shall possess a deep understanding and bring expertise of CUCM cluster design and operations. Engineer will function in a Tier 3 role within a team environment and provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 support. Engineer shall possess the ability to lead voice solution implementations from planning to execution. This role is critical in support of the enterprise CUCM infrastructure.

Requirements

7+ years of expertise and hands-on experience with CUCM solutions in a large enterprise environment.
Possess strong knowledge and experience with Cisco voice gateways (VG410, 420, 450)
7 years’ experience with CUCM. Versions 14 or 15 are preferable.
Knowledge and familiarity with CUCM best practices and security (TLS, SRTP, certificates)
Senior level knowledge with Call Manager, Unity Connection, SIP trunking and PSTN connectivity,
Call routing
Familiarity with 3rd party integration (Microsoft Teams)
Knowledgeable with Cisco IOS routers, switching, SBC (Cisco Unified Border Element CUBE)
Possess strong written and verbal communications
Strong knowledge of telecommunications, i.e. wiring, cross connects, demarcation points, circuits etc.
Solid team player and ability to mentor
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must possess or be able to obtain/maintain a SECRET security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Cisco certifications preferred: CCNA-VOICE, CCNP Collaboration or CCIE Collaboration

Responsibilities

Configure and support CUCM clusters, voice gateways and endpoints in a multi-site environment.
Configure and support SIP trunks to ensure optimal call routing amongst sites and PSTN
Provide Tier 3/advanced level investigation and troubleshooting of complex voice issues across the enterprise voice environments.
Monitor and maintains CUCM cluster health, performance and availability across the enterprise, document voice issues and make recommendations for any adverse findings that will impact cluster health
Provide support to internal support groups such as PMO, NOC and Installations
Collaborate with Cybersecurity/Information Assurance groups to ensure the security and integrity of CUCM, and ensure the system aligns with standards and compliance requirements.
Lead enterprise voice related projects, migrations, tech refreshes, deployments and implementations.
Support planned maintenance activities such as system patching and vulnerability management and configuration changes.
Be able to collaborate and perform in a team oriented and as an individual contributor.
Be a self-starter and able to work independently
Provide cross training across the enterprise voice teams, Tier 2 and Tier 3.
Develop and maintain system designs, diagrams and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Ensures enterprise CUCM is highly available, failover and contingencies are in place.
Provides research, investigation and problem resolution of voice incidents and outages and status updates utilizing appropriate Incident Handling, Management and Ticketing system.
Participates in industry partners technology research, evaluations and solutions