Microsoft UC Skype for Business Consultant - Solihull

Microsoft UC Skype for Business Consultant (Contract)

• Solihull based Skype for Business Consultant role

• Competitive day rate

• 6 month contract, likely to extend

The Company:

A FTSE 500 company. In the UK some of their services include; IT consulting services, technology products, managed services, cloud-based solutions, and systems integration.

Role

The ideal candidate would have a minimum of 5-8 years' experience in the following -

• Design, solution assurance and subject matter expert in; Exchange Server, Skype for Business Enterprise Voice,

• Microsoft Teams including advanced configurations for Direct Routing

• Really experience in designing complex global Skype Voice solutions is critical.

• Experience in other Unified Communications technologies (UC / UCaaS)

• Experience of migrating from previous versions or third-party systems

• Ideally experience with Office 365

• IP PBX Experience

• Session Border Controller (SBC), especially Audiocodes and Ribbon (Sonus)

• Solid experience in architecting & consulting experience in the context of a services organization such as large system integrators

• Excellent listening, written, and verbal communication skills.

• Co-ordinating across various groups and functional teams both inside and outside of the business.

• Experience with the following would be ideal: Enterprise voice, PSTN Calling and Conferencing, Persistent Chat

• Configuration and Deployment, Small Branch Appliance, Session Border Controller

• Understanding of Telecom protocols i.e. PRI, T-1, Bonded T-1, Metro Area Networks, E911, E164 Dialling, ISDN, SIP QOS, Least Cost Routing, Dial Plans, Global and User based policies

Certifications Preferred

• Either Complete Microsoft certification - MCSE (Productivity) or MCSA level with completed exams in 70-334 (Skype Core Competency) and 70-333 (Voice Workloads onto Skype)

• 74-335 - Lync Network Readiness Assessment

• 70-336 - Core Solutions of Microsoft Lync Server 2013

• 70-337 - Enterprise Voice & Online Services with Microsoft Lync Server 2013

• 333 and 334 - Skype for Business Enterprise Voice

• Audiocodes ACA & ACP