Gsu Cisco Voice Engineer

Georgia State University (GSU) IT seeks an experienced Cisco Voice Engineer to migrate the existing Cisco Unified Communication R11.5 Platform IP telephony system to R14.5 on new M6 BCS currently installed servers.

GSU IT seeks an experienced Cisco Voice Engineer to migrate the existing Cisco Unified Communication R11.5 Platform IP telephony system to R14.5 on new M6 BCS currently installed servers.

This position will work closely with various GSU IIT departments and Cisco to achieve these goals and complete the project on time.

Project overview:

The Cisco Unified Communication Platform is currently in production and operational. For this project phase, we are proceeding with the upgrade from 11.5 on M4 BCS and M5 BCS servers to R14.5 on current M5 servers and newly installed M6 servers. This position is expected to serve as the technical lead of this project.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

Lead the system deployment of VOIP system upgrades across the system. This includes but is not limited to, installing the ISO and migrating all servers from M4 to M6 servers via PCD, running cluster-wide Readiness Upgrade task flow, and running Precheck COP files.
Collect relevant data from all pertinent systems to be used as part of the implementation.
Identify and ability to implement enhanced security functionality within the system.
Participate in project meetings.
Tune the environment to ensure the continued high performance of the system. Some after-hours and/or weekend work will be necessary for the implementation.
Ensure the system meets industry standards and is hardened to meet industry security standards.

Skills required:

• Experience with networking protocols, including TCP/IP, QSIG, SIP, H323, MGCP, and SCCP voice networking topologies.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and strong ability to troubleshoot complex telephony environmentsKnowledge of VOIP encryption using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) over TSL and of Secure Real-Time Transport Protocol (SRTP).
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• CCNA certification required, CCNP Preferred