Inabia Solutions and Consulting, Inc. · 1 month ago
Network Manager in Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi
Ridgeland, MS
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
20+ years expInabia Solutions and Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Manager for Voice / Switching Platforms to lead the planning, deployment, and operation of their voice switching and UC platforms. The role involves managing a team of engineers, overseeing platform reliability, and integrating new services while ensuring high-quality telecom services.
ConsultingInformation TechnologyStaffing Agency
Responsibilities
Lead a team of voice engineers and operations staff supporting MetaSwitch / BroadWorks platforms
Oversee feature rollouts, upgrades, patches, capacity expansions, and migrations
Define architecture, standards, and best practices for voice switching / services
Ensure high availability, redundancy, disaster recovery, and performance SLAs
Troubleshoot and lead resolution of critical outages or escalations
Interface with vendors (MetaSwitch / Microsoft, BroadWorks / other 3rd party vendors) for support, roadmap, and escalations
Collaborate on service design and new offerings (e.g. VoIP, IP Network, unified communications)
Manage budgets, vendor contracts, and licensing
Forecast capacity and plan for future growth
Maintain documentation, runbooks, process improvements, escalation playbooks
Stay current with industry trends (cloud voice, microservices, SIP evolution, 5G/IMS integration) and propose enhancements
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or related field
20+ years in voice / telecom engineering, with at least 10+ years in a leadership role
Deep hands-on experience with MetaSwitch (switching, feature server, provisioning, interconnect)
Strong experience with BroadWorks / BroadSoft or equivalent UC / switching platforms
Solid understanding of SS7, SIP, RTP, codec interworking, QoS, signaling protocols
Experience with Session Border Controllers (SBCs), interconnect, SIP trunking, interworking gateways
Experience in migrations or greenfield deployments is a plus
Strong leadership, vendor management, and communication skills
Ability to manage operations, outages, and escalations
Planning, budgeting, documentation, process orientation
Familiarity with emergency services (911 / NG9-1-1), regulatory compliances
Willingness to be on-call or handle critical issues after hours, as needed
Carrier Network Architecture: Deep understanding of Class 4 & 5 switching, routing, and call signaling (SIP, SS7, ISUP, SIP-I)
VoIP and TDM Interconnects & Peering: Knowledge of SBCs, Media Gateways, Softswitches
Traffic Management: Experience with Least Cost Routing (LCR), QoS, traffic optimization
Number Portability, CNAM & ENUM: Understanding of numbering plans and local/national routing databases
OSS/BSS Systems: Familiarity with operational systems for provisioning, mediation, billing, and fault management
Network Security: Awareness of fraud management, Fraud prevention, SIP security, and firewall/NAT traversal
Cloud & Virtualization: Exposure to NFV, SBC virtualization, and cloud-based carrier platforms is increasingly valuable
Exposure to international voice termination, wholesale VoIP, or carrier interconnect management
Preferred
Experience with cloud voice / microservices / containerization of telecom functions
Experience integrating with IMS / 5G / VoLTE / VoWiFi
Prior exposure to hybrid switch / UC architectures (legacy + cloud)
Experience managing distributed teams or multi-site operations
Company
Inabia Solutions and Consulting, Inc.
WHO Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Redmond, WA.
51-200 employees
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Aftab Farooqi
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