Lead Telecom Hardware/Software Engineer - Denver, CO

Job Title: Lead Telecom Hardware/Software Engineer
Location: Denver, CO
Position Type: Full time (Direct Hire)
Work Status: US Citizen/Green Card
Interview Process: Phone, followed by Face-to-Face
Salary: $90K - $95K (DOE)

***Locals to Colorado***

**Great Behavior, Attitude, Communication, well rounded, technical, Team Player, Social skills, Agile Team**

Summary:

• Responsible for the designing, administrating, and maintaining of the telephony infrastructure.
• Designs, deploys, and tests the network telephony infrastructure.
• Ensures network telephony performance and availability to meet enterprise objectives. Develops and defines network telephony standards, practices, and processes.
• Works under nominal supervision with general instructions on how to complete assignments to ensure that their functional output is thorough and complete.
• Acts as resource for colleagues with less experience.

Responsibilities:

• Researches and assesses available network telephony technologies in relation to the Company's current and future needs.
• Keeps abreast of industry and technology trends, available products and services.
• Applies advanced engineering methodologies in one or more engineering areas.
• Contributes to development of new principles and concepts.
• Evaluates and recommends specific products and platforms to provide cost effective solutions that meet architectural requirements.
• Provides comprehensive network telephony designs (cost estimates, product recommendations, configurations, and implementation plans) for capital and operating projects.
• Provides technical guidance to network telephony technical and support staff.
• Creates and maintains technical drawings and supporting documentation of the Company's network telephony infrastructure
• Analyzes root causes to quickly recover from network telephony service interruption and to prevent recurring problems.
• Coordinates with outside vendors for the proper designing, monitoring, maintenance and configuration of network telephony infrastructure.
• Validates invoices and inventory, detects any discrepancy between usage patterns to carrier plans.
• Applies advanced engineering methodologies in one or more engineering areas.
• Contributes to development of new principles and concepts.
• Exercises independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree Engineering or Equivalent
• Generally requires 7+ years related experience
• Has in-depth experience, knowledge and skills in own discipline.
• Has a good understanding of overall business, including financial acumen
• Functions independently
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance
• Engineering background in three or more of the following functional areas:
  • Data Center / Central Office equipment deployment and integration
  • Capacity management
  • SIP design / interconnection
  • 911 Service design / delivery
  • IMS design / interconnection
  • PSTN design / interconnection
  • Leased circuit ordering / provisioning / testing
  • Enterprise voice networks
  • Voice switch (5E/DMS/Soft Switch) routing / translations