Delivery Analyst – Unified Communications chez Empower AI Inc.

Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai.

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS BY LEVEL:

NETWORK ENGINEER III

 Monitors network hardware operations to ensure properly set configuration options

• Plans implementation of enhancements and upgrades to the network
• Performs cost/benefit studies of network configurations and recommends enhancements
• Directs the acquisition, installation and testing of network hardware
• Advises network users of hardware requirements, configurations and limitations
• Isolates, resolves or circumvents network problems
• Instructs operations personnel on use of new equipment
• Initiates and coordinates repair of vendor-owned equipment
• Maintains contact with vendors during problem restoration and advises customer and management of restoration status
• May supervise lower level staff if required
• Performs other related duties as assigned

This position is the Tier III Remediation focus of Unified Communications centric network related issues across the Enterprise.

This position requires a good working knowledge of Netflow analysis, packet analysis, cloud and hybrid cloud technologies, Instant Messaging, switching, routing, firewall, wan balancers, traffic optimization, quality of service (QoS), Voice and Video transmission metrics, streaming technology, Cisco unified communications (UCS) configurations and operations, and UC applications – to include WebEx, Avaya Communicator, Skype/Teams and associated unified communications protocols.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent related experience; Equivalent can mean one additional year of experience (including military) for every year required of education.

• This position currently has skillset equivalence to Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching certification, and a minimum of 7 years of experience working within the IT field – with a strong focus in UC support systems and inherent delivery & operational mechanisms. 

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED BY LEVEL:

•  4 – 9 Years 

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• This position currently has skillset equivalence to Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching certification, and a minimum of 7 years of experience working within the IT field – with a strong focus in UC support systems and inherent delivery & operational mechanisms. 
• Skillsets used to accomplish this function: This position requires a good working knowledge of Netflow analysis, packet analysis, cloud and hybrid cloud technologies, Instant Messaging, switching, routing, firewall, wan balancers, traffic optimization, quality of service (QoS), Voice and Video transmission metrics, streaming technology, Cisco unified communications (UCS) configurations and operations, and UC applications – to include WebEx, Avaya Communicator, Skype, and associated unified communications protocols. The ability to use and interpreting access control lists and Netflow collections from CIS tools is required. The ability to create, maintain and make recommended changes to test plans and troubleshooting processes. Create, update and review all technical documentation, build guides, logical and physical topology drawings for accuracy, making updates and corrections as necessary.

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
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required
• Repeatedly lift and carry weight up to _40_ pounds
• Travel by land or air transportation _25__ %

All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm’s overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.