[cisco-voip] Senior Video & Voice Architect - Washington, DC open to all applicants US and Visa Sponsorship Available

[Eman]

Sorry for the intrusion here but this was a big one because the client is
open to Visa sponsorships for the best people available.  Asian Visas are
pretty much used up in the USA right now but will still consider them and of
course US Citizens: Send resumes to eman at ccieflyer.com

 

Senior Video & Voice Architect

 

 

Duties and Accountabilities

 

§  Create strategic plan, test methodology, implementation plan, and
maintenance regimen for migration of Video Services (Videoconferencing,
Video Streaming, Digital Recording, and Video Hosting services) to the
Integrated Communications Platform based on best industry practice and
standards.

 

§  Develop a transition plan to bridge current and planned videoconferencing
infrastructure, which will be based on a Cisco IP Telephony platform.
Current infrastructure includes:

 

§  An installed H.323 architecture with its components:  video bridges
(Polycom MGC-100 and RMX 2000), gatekeepers (Cisco), IP-to-IP gateways
(Cisco), radius servers (Cisco), and videoconferencing end-points (Polycom
HDX, VSX, FX, VS-4000, PVX), and IP-to-ISDN gateways (Cisco).

 

§  A piloted SIP architecture consisting of Call Manager Version 6.1 (Cisco)
with trunks defined to interconnect with the existing H.323 architecture,
SIP enabled videoconferencing bridges, and SIP endpoints distributed
throughout the Network.

 

§  An Understand all the architectural aspects of creating a unified
communications environment upon which voice and videoconferencing will be
provided as a seamless integrated service to enable the business.

 

§  Create and implement a strategy for management of limited wide-area
network bandwidth resources to Country Offices for scheduled and on-demand
voice and videoconferencing sessions with due regard for all traffic
competing for bandwidth.

 

§  Determine videoconference scheduling system required to implement Video
Services with due consideration to bandwidth management, allocation of staff
resources, the internal chargeback mechanism, and the necessity to integrate
this system for “one stop” shopping for end-user scheduling.

 

§  Provide guidelines for quality assurance measurement of video, voice, and
data services in a converged global network including determination of end
user experience criteria such as Mean Opinion Score (MOS).

 

§  Provide training, guidance, and support to Voice and Video unit staff
including VC reservations team, NOC staff, and overseas IT staff.

 

§  Stay abreast of development in the communications and collaboration
industry, and to provide technical leadership working with the Lead Network
Architect , the Chief Enterprise Architect , and others as well as to evolve
the voice and video architecture and standards for meeting business needs.

 

§  Conduct and oversee tests of latest videoconferencing equipment and
software to determine compatibility with standards, including but not
limited to Cisco Telepresence and Tandberg Video systems.

 

Education and Experience



 

§  Minimum Years of Relevant Experience: 10 Years

 

§  Must have a thorough and complete understanding of video, audio, data,
and network standards including relevant industry products and practices

 

§  Must have demonstrated skills in designing and architecting voice, video
and videoconferencing infrastructure and integration of voice and
videoconference architecture within a broader digital information
environment.

 

§  Must have solid understanding of related technologies such as IP
telephony, email, and networks in order to work effectively with other
groups.

 

§  Experience in designing and implementing Quality of Service (QoS) for
video and voice applications in a H.323 and SIP environment.



§  Knowledge of bandwidth reservation for scheduled video conferences using
RSVP protocol as part of providing QoS.

 

§  Understanding of impact of firewall technologies on quality of real time
protocols.

 

§  Must have expertise in Cisco networking (CCIE preferred), Cisco IP
Telephony, and experience with leading Video Conferencing providers such as
Tandberg or Polycom. 

 

Direct experience with Cisco Telepresence is highly desirable



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