I got an email note about a VoIP career opportunity today. I've posted it within the community, but in order to spread the word, I'm sharing it here also.

Spohn Consulting provides a range of services for customers in the LAN/WAN environments. Our main product offerings are comprehensive network analysis focusing on maximizing packet throughput, network utilization, and Convergence.

The position of VoIP Network Consultant encompasses:
·       Consulting for outside customers
·       Network Analysis
·       VoIP Telephony Readiness Analysis
·       Telecom Strategy Development
·       Report and documentation generation
·       Independent work
·       Advising customers

Major Responsibilities: ·     

                        Network Assessments – assess and advise clients on how to optimize their network; e.g., LAN/WAN;

·       identify and remove bottlenecks; improve bandwidth utilization; implement more efficient management and maintenance.

·       Telecom Strategy Development – determines appropriate voice and data architecture strategy considering current and anticipated needs as well as evolving technology such as VoIP, IPT, and MPLS.  Attention to people-process-tools of physical and logical network along with operational elements.

·       IP Telephony Readiness Assessment – ensures cost-effective migration to a converged network solution while minimizing operational risk. Considers current investment, readiness to support VoIP traffic and performance; configuration; interoperability; etc

·       Configure and install networking devices including servers, switches, routers, Firewalls, IDS.

·       Perform other duties as required by company operations.

       
Regular Duties: Primarily responsible for performing security services work for outside customers from the line of Spohn Network Consulting offerings.

·       Engage customers
·       Run tools
·       Conduct interviews
·       Gather data
·       Analyze results
·       Document results
·       Present results
·       Support further product development
·       Support collateral development
·       Support sales calls

Projects:       Periodically perform various projects such as

·       Statement of work development
·       Product development
·       Automation of process used in completing security services

Job Requirements:       ·       Bachelors Degree Preferred  No specific degree Associates degree with commensurate experience would be considered
·       Must have a CCNA certification. 
·       Able to formulate, understand and communicate abstract concepts
·       Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
·       Working knowledge of SNMP

·       Working knowledge of Voice Over IP

·       Working knowledge of TCP, UDP, DNS, ICMP

·       Working Knowledge of Solar Winds Network Analysis Tools (Preferred)

·       Experience with Vivinet VoIP assessor
·       Ability to develop processes to conduct and document assessments
·       Must work daily from the Austin office
·       Must be willing to travel (we have designed our product to require between 1/10^th and 1/3^rd Onsite work.  The remainder of the work will be performed form our offices.  This should translate to 10-30% travel.  However, the candidate must be prepared to travel more if necessary. 
Desired Majors: Electrical and Computer Engineering    
Desired Certifications: CCNA, CCNP,CCVP
          

Contact

Charles Black
Spohn & Associates, Inc.
Manager of Human Resources & Corporate Recruiting
Office:  512-685-1810
Mobile: 512-426-2429
cblack@spohncentral.com
http://www.spohncentral.com