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CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
Chesapeake NetCraftsmen is looking to recruit some exceptional
people. We are currently looking for:
Senior
Unified Communications Architect
( PDF version)
NetCraftsmen seeks a Senior Unified Communications (UC) Architect in the Washington DC Metro Area to lead design and development of UC solutions to meet customer business requirements. The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to understand customer needs from a technical and business perspective, architect solutions to support those needs, and lead a dynamic team to implement the strategic architecture.
The Senior UC Architect will work independently and with other engineers to provide exceptional service to clients, and to internally contribute to the NetCraftsmen UC practice. This responsibility includes identifying areas of business growth through technology, researching vendor products, and developing solutions that bridge business needs with vendor products.
The Senior UC Architect should be able to support the sales and delivery process. This position requires approximately 20-30% pre-sales and 70-80% post-sales delivery.
Candidate responsibilities include:
- Work closely with customer decision makers, NetCraftsmen account managers, Cisco account teams, and partners to identify technical and business requirements
- Assist in developing responses to RFPs and RFQs
- Assist in writing and presenting statements of work to prospective clients
- Develop high level architectural designs and provide authoritative review of generated BoMs
- Lead efforts in developing detailed design for Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Unity, UCCX, MeetingPlace, and collaboration technologies
- Lead efforts in integrating Cisco UC technologies with Cisco and 3 rd party advanced communications applications
- Develop and deliver project documentation
- Provide a leadership role to other NetCraftsmen consultants
- Provide an escalation point for troubleshooting service impacting issues
- Able to demonstrate technology features and products to audiences with varying levels of technical proficiency
Candidate Certifications:
- Minimum CCNP or equivalent experience, CCIE R&S is a plus
- Minimum CCVP, CCIE Voice is desirable
- MCSE or equivalent experience is a plus
Candidate Experience:
- Candidate should have at least 10 years of industry experience with at least 5 years experience with Cisco voice applications and technologies
- At least 6 years of designing, implementing, and supporting IP enabled networks
- Technical writing experience and good organizational skills are required
- Experience with developing applications using the Cisco SOAP/AXL API or Cisco Unified Applications Environment is a plus
- Candidate should have in depth understanding and experience with Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM), Cisco Unity, Cisco Contact Center Express (UCCX), and Cisco voice gateway technologies
- Experience with at least two Cisco advanced technologies is desirable
- Experience with VoWLAN, SCCP, SIP, H.323, and MGCP is required
- Ability to perform protocol analysis for Cisco voice protocol stacks is a plus
- Pre-sales and presentation experience is a plus
Candidate Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience
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Unified Communications Engineer ( PDF version)
NetCraftsmen seeks a Unified Communications (UC) Engineer in the Washington DC Metro Area
to work with customers to design, implement, and support Cisco UC applications. The successful candidate must be able to work in a team environment and have the ability to independently resolve issues.
The UC Engineer will primarily work under the guidance of a UC Architect, but will also be required to provide leadership and direction for implementation teams.
Candidate responsibilities include:
- Contribute to detailed design development for Cisco UC applications
- Install, maintain, and operate core Cisco call processing applications, Cisco messaging applications, and Cisco gateway technologies
- Assist customers with troubleshooting and issue resolution
- Develop documentation as it relates to project requirements
- Assist with developing customer facing presentations of technology solutions
- Research and analyze existing software releases and services patches as well as performing software installs based on recommendations
- Develop detailed implementation and test plans for implementing Cisco UC technologies
- Provide knowledge transfer and informal training to clients
Candidate Certifications:
- Minimum CCVP or CCNP or equivalent experience
- MCSE or equivalent experience is a plus
Candidate Experience:
- Candidate must demonstrate proficiency with fundamental networking principals such as IP addressing, VLAN separation, QoS, and network layer security as it applies to voice technologies
- Candidate should have 8 years of industry experience with at least 2 years experience with Cisco voice applications and technologies
- Candidate should have fundamental understanding and experience with Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM), Cisco Unity, Cisco Contact Center Express (UCCX), and Cisco voice gateway technologies
- Candidate should have sufficient understanding of LAN/VLAN technologies such as spanning tree, 802.1q as well as a working knowledge of configuration and troubleshooting IGP routing protocols such as OSPF and EIGRP
- Experience with SCCP, SIP, H.323, and MGCP is required
- Ability to perform protocol analysis for Cisco voice protocol stacks is a plus
- Pre-sales experience is a plus
Candidate Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience
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Senior Internetworking
Engineer
This individual will work directly with clients to analyze, design,
develop and deploy networks and computer systems solutions for a
large government entity. You will provide expert level technical
advice and know-how, as well as maintain responsibility for the
ultimate transfer of knowledge to client staff. This position also
requires the ability to work closely with clients in demanding situations
while maintaining a focus on quality solutions.
Applicants for this position must have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer
Science, Math, Engineering or a related discipline, and a minimum
of 10 years of progressively responsible experience with demonstrated
highest level of technical achievements in complex networking environments.
Current Cisco certifications are required. CCIE certification is
preferred.
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Senior Security Consultant
This individual will work with clients to analyze, design and deploy
network security solutions and services. You will conduct system
security needs assessment, intrusion and vulnerability analysis,
and system-wide risk management assessments. You will also research
and document high-performance hardware and software solutions, then
work with client staff to promptly deploy those solutions. The person
in this position will also be required to draft new security policies
and procedures, ensuring the ongoing integrity of the solution.
Applicants for this position must have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer
Science, Math, Engineering or a related discipline, and a minimum
of 10 years of progressively responsible experience with demonstrated
highest level of technical achievements in complex networking environments.
Current Cisco certifications are required. CCIE certification is
preferred.
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Network
Engineer - MD, Baltimore and East Beltway
If you enjoy working with the experts, at Chesapeake NetCraftsmen
you’ll be challenged to apply your specialized understanding
of medium-to-large enterprise networks. You’ll be using your
knowledge to design, build, install, implement and trouble-shoot
complex networking environments. Your ability to efficiently multi-task
within diverse client environments will be the key to quality performance.
You will work with clients in the greater Washington DC and Maryland
area out of your “virtual” home-based office. Typically,
you will commute to a client site, but you MUST have flexibility
for occasional travel (estimated at 10-25%).
What you will do:
• Design, install, integrate, implement and trouble-shoot
medium-to-large networking environments
• Apply in-depth knowledge of routing and switching protocols
at multiple client sites
• Knowledge transfer – help develop customers’
understanding of their networks
Skills you will need:
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Consultative aptitude for working with clients
• Strong working knowledge of the major networking protocols
(STP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, etc.)
Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Math, Engineering
or equivalent work experience.
• More than 5 years of progressively responsible experience
in implementing mid-size to large Network Management Systems
• Cisco Certifications:
Required: CCNA or CCNP
Optional: CCDP
Preferred: Having or working on CCIE is a big plus
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APPLYING
FOR A POSITION
If you feel you have the qualifications to fulfill one of these
positions, please e-mail your résumé with cover letter
to lromano@chesapeakeHR.com.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Chesapeake NetCraftsmen is an equal opportunity employer.
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OUR CULTURE
Working at Chesapeake NetCraftsmen is interesting and rewarding.
We hire consultants who can communicate extremely well – both
verbally and in writing – so that they can help our customers
make their internal business case and achieve their goals.
Our consultants have provided network design, implementation and
troubleshooting on some of the largest networks in the world, including
financial institutions and trading networks, with market data, e-commerce,
point-of-sale and credit processing.
We cultivate strong individuals with complementary skill sets, and
we promote a teamwork mentality and knowledge-sharing culture in
our company.
Our combination of consulting skills and depth of vision allows
us to take on the toughest consulting challenges and turn them into
successes for our clients.
A Chesapeake NetCraftsmen team member is someone who:
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Enjoys working directly
with client staff from some of the top businesses and government
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Has a passion for
growing “expert level” skills and knowledge that
can be shared with clients |
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Is driven to pursue
the highest levels of certification and training available within
the industry |
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Is fully prepared
to work on some of the world’s largest, most complex network
infrastructures and meet demanding deadlines |
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Can think like a
business owner, act like an industry expert and still be part
of a close team of recognized industry professionals |
If this kind of daily challenge sounds like your idea of what network
engineering should really be about, then maybe you should be working
with Chesapeake NetCraftsmen. Tell us about yourself and your experience.
Contact: lromano@chesapeakeHR.com.
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OUR BENEFITS
Chesapeake Netcraftsmen offers an exceptionally challenging and
entrepreneurial work environment, great people to work with, and
competitive benefits and compensation packages, including:
| Incentive-Based Pay |
Company Profit Sharing |
| Employee Health Insurance |
Employee Stock Ownership |
| 401K, with Company
match |
Long-Term Disability |
| Short-Term Disability |
Vacation and Personal
Days |
| Personal Development
Programs |
Life Insurance |
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