Messaging/Teams Migration SME

Salary £450 - £500 per day
Job type Contract
Reference BBBH11219_1588870527


Candidate's required/essential experience

  • In-depth knowledge of Audio/Video/Web Conferencing, Session Border Controllers/Gateways, SIP Trunk Configuration, High Availability and Disaster Recovery, Federation, Persistent Chat, Office Web Apps, Firewall Rules, and Monitoring/Reporting.
  • Extensive knowledge of Microsoft O365 including the configuration and migration from Skype to Teams. Having had significant exposure in a Global Admin role.
  • Experience of integrating Skype for Business and Teams within telephony systems
  • Proficient understanding of technology areas such as Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Group Policy, DFS and the ability to maintain other Windows core services.
  • Strong knowledge of PowerShell and .NET scripting.

We are recruiting for a self-motivated Messaging and System Administrator (Skype & O365) with experience of migrating from on premises Skype to Microsoft Teams in a complex, regulated environment and to a user base 10K
Position Summary / Responsibilities:
* Responsible for the technical aspects for the design, configuration and migration from on premises Skype to Microsoft Teams within the larger project team.
* Solution validation testing including troubleshooting and resolution of issues.
* Ensure monitoring is in place and co-ordinate results from various parties, network, telephony, firewalls etc.
* Troubleshooting and resolution of complex technical problems and engaging with first, 2nd 3rd line support teams.
* Provide end user support, including participating in walk-through demos of services and technical design.
* Undertake knowledge transfer to support teams (1st line, 2nd line)
Requirements/Knowledge
* In-depth knowledge of Audio/Video/Web Conferencing, Session Border Controllers/Gateways, SIP Trunk Configuration, High Availability and Disaster Recovery, Federation, Persistent Chat, Office Web Apps, Firewall Rules, and Monitoring/Reporting.
* Extensive knowledge of Microsoft O365 including the configuration and migration from Skype to Teams. Having had significant exposure in a Global Admin role.
* Experience of integrating Skype for Business and Teams within telephony systems
* Proficient understanding of technology areas such as Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Group Policy, DFS and the ability to maintain other Windows core services.
* Experience implementing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) with Active Directory.
* Strong knowledge of PowerShell and .NET scripting.
* Expert knowledge of networking concepts and technologies.
* A solid understanding of Windows Server 2012/2016, VMware, DHCP, DNS, Outlook, and OWA.
* Solid knowledge of enterprise messaging.
* Analytical approach to solve complex problems in a complex, large-scale, and multi data-center environments.
* Microsoft Certified IP-PBX gateways, eg Sonus,QoS, AudioCodes
* Understanding of Real Time Communication Protocols, eg. SIP
* Skype for Business Edge Services implementation for external or mobile client access and Federation