The primary responsibility for the Network / UC SME position is to plan, design, deploy, and continue to support a mission critical project for the Cisco UC Manager and Session Border Controller (SBC) platform. Technologies utilized by the Enterprise UC Network Engineer SME include: Multiple Switch vendors: Juniper, Ruckus, Aruba, Cisco switches Palo Alto Firewall, Panorama, and Wireless Demonstrated competence in LAN/WAN technologies The UC Network Engineer SME is responsible for the coordination of cross-functional teams in relation to the deployment and support of the physical/virtual network infrastructure, which includes technologies such as VMWare, Linux, Windows Server, physical Servers, and enterprise storage arrays. Administration Collaboration - Participate in business planning meetings to understand and recommend the best technical, most cost-effective, network solutions that meet initial capacity, long-term scalability and growth, and performance requirements. Change Control - Adhere and follow all change management policies to ensure that the work is documented and meets the organizational requirements. Documentation - Document administrative items, projects, and support issues as needed to provide a reference to team members, other teams, and management. Incident and Request Management - All incidents and requests should adhere to the organizational requirements, meeting specified SLT and SLA requirements. Knowledge Sharing - Share both technical and non-technical knowledge with team members in both formal and informal manners. Personal Development - Seek ways to develop in areas that are technical in nature and non-technical where relevant to the current role. Project Support and Lead - Serve as a project lead or resource for the Enterprise Network Engineering Team for the deployment of Enterprise level initiatives. Status Reports - Submit status reports as requested to the team manager and verbally during team meetings. Network Administration - Design, plan, deploy, upgrade, and provide operational support for an Enterprise deployment of the Cisco UC Manager and Session Border Controllers. UC Network Infrastructure Support - Provide the required network support for the deployment of infrastructure UC architecture, processes, and reports. UC Network Administration - Perform work associated with UC network administration, including installation and configuration of network infrastructure. Monitoring and Optimization - Manage and participate in the monitoring, optimization, and diagnosis of currently deployed network systems. Security - Work closely with the Manager and the Enterprise Security Architecture Team to ensure security initiatives are met. Technical System Support - Collaborate with the Enterprise Network Engineer Service Leads and the Enterprise Network Architect to implement, configure, and support the Enterprise UC Network Infrastructure.