SME Task Lead - Unified Communications

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS BY LEVEL:

This position is expected to have the equivalent skills of Cisco CCNP Collaboration or higher certification, Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching certification or equivalent. Experience in VoIP and have at least 5 years working experience in a Unified Communications environment and as well as Cisco unified communications (UCS) configurations and operations, and UC applications - to include WebEx, Avaya Communicator, Skype, and associated unified communications protocols. This position will be the lead for the unified communications systems subject matter expertise within the team. The Senior Task Lead/SME shall have experience in supporting infrastructure/cloud/datacenter operation services and be able to see the "big picture" while focusing on the data operations solutions (physical (DHS Data Centers, Cloud, Hybrid). This resource shall also have working knowledge of numerous vendors' products such as Cisco, VMware, Windows/Unix/Linux environments, VMware's vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V on a set of enterprise-level IT systems and DevOps and ITIL processes.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's Degree and 10 + years experience
• Experience in VoIP and have at least 5 years working experience in a Unified Communications environment and as well as Cisco unified communications (UCS) configurations and operations, and UC applications
• Cisco CCNP Collaboration or higher

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED BY LEVEL:

• V: 10 - 15 Years

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• CCNP certification desired

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions:

• Sitting for long periods
• Standing for long periods
• Ambulate throughout an office
• Ambulate between several buildings

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