Description :
Senior Telephony Engineer is responsible for design and planning for the telephony solutions. Collaborate with other IT teams to integrate telephony systems into the overall IT infrastructure. Conduct research on emerging telephony technologies and recommend improvements. Provides technical assistance by attending to telephony-related issues and concerns, if required.
Roles and Responsibilities :
- In charge of the stability of TELUS International’s global telephony operations. Manages and supports the Global Telephony Operations in which the sole objective is to ensure the continuous availability and reliability of the TI Telephony system
- Manages and resolves telephony P1 / P2 incidents and outages
- Provide assistance on P3 multi-user incidents, if required
- Design and plan the company’s telephony infrastructure, monitoring and maintaining the health of telephony systems to ensure uninterrupted and high-quality voice communication
- Perform in-depth analysis of telephony requirements and documents them for new customer launches and complex changes
- Collaborate with other technology teams to integrate telephony systems with other enterprise applications and systems, ensuring seamless communication across platforms
- Conduct capacity planning to anticipate and accommodate the organization’s growing telecommunications needs, ensuring scalability and performance optimization; define budget to support organic growth, new clients and integration of newly acquired companies
- Maintain accurate documentation of telephony configurations, procedures and troubleshooting steps
- Perform peer reviews and approval on the method of procedures for changes to be implemented by Telephony Administrators, ensuring consistency with the architecture frameworks.
- Engage telephony vendors to negotiate contracts, manage service level agreements and stay informed about emerging telephony technologies
- Act as a third point of contact to provide technical expertise and support related to telephony infrastructure to other technology stack teams
- Act as backup lead / manager when the need arises.
- Support pre-sales requirements and participate in budgetary exercises.
Specific Qualifications :
Proficiency in voice over IP (VOIP) and SIP technology (Oracle SBC).Knowledge in presales processes and activitiesProficiency in installation, configuration, administration and supportExperience with design and implementation of ACD systems, voicemail systems, and other telephony services.Experience in handling Voice recordings, dialers, CTI servers and other adjuncts systemsWorking knowledge of I.T. requirements / demands in call center operations and organization, particularly in the area of operations support.Knowledgeable in Cisco data networkingExperienced in pre-sales and financial planning activities.Experience and Education :
Bachelor’s Degree in ECE, Computer Science, Information Technology, or any IT / Computer-related courseHands-on experience in telephony services such as Avaya, Sinch, Five9, Genesys and any dialer solution is an advantage.10 years of experience in telecom systems (with 5 years minimum managing / administering SBC (Session Border Controller)Experience in overseeing a team or group of IT professionals