Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Cisco Voice Engineer to join our team! This role focuses on designing, deploying, securing, and sustaining enterprise level Cisco Unified Communications solutions across a complex, highly secure environment. You should have a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field and a minimum of six (6) years of relevant Voice/UC engineering experience.
Required Skills
• Design, test, and deploy new Cisco Voice infrastructure (CUCM, Unity Connection, IM&P, UCCX)
• Implement next generation voice system technologies and support first article engineering
• Participate in security accreditation activities for all voice systems
• Manage PKI/certificate requirements across Cisco UC components
• Perform system upgrades, patching, and lifecycle maintenance for hardware and software
• Provide engineering support for new site stand ups, including dial plan design and endpoint provisioning
• Design, test, and deploy call center technologies (UCCX/UCCE), including user training and transition planning
• Execute tasks related to call routing, SIP trunking, SRST, CUBE, and gateway configuration
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to gather and refine system requirements
• Ensure compliance with enterprise standards, policies, and security procedures
• Work within a large scale enterprise IT environment with responsibilities specific to Cisco Voice and Unified Communications
• Partner with network engineering and telecom teams on integration activities involving telephony, call center systems, and network infrastructure
• Support secure communications devices and infrastructure, including VoIP phones, STEs, Viper phones, encryption devices, POTs/ISDN/leased lines, conference bridges, and call management servers
• Strong technical expertise in:
o SIP signaling and call flows
o Secure Real Time Transport Protocol (SRTP)
o SIP, MGCP, H.323
o TCP/IP networking
o MPLS transport environments
o DNS and DHCP
o RTP media handling
• Experience supporting secure, enterprise scale voice environments
• Ability to troubleshoot complex call routing, signaling, and interoperability issues
• Strong communication skills for documentation, requirements analysis, and customer interaction
Desired Skills
• Advanced expertise in SIP signaling, call flows, and multi vendor integration
• Experience with H.323 in mixed protocol environments
• Cisco Certified Collaboration Professional (CCCP) or equivalent Cisco Collaboration certifications:
o CCNP Collaboration
o CCIE Collaboration (highly desirable)
• Avaya Communications Certification or experience supporting Avaya platforms in hybrid Cisco/Avaya environments
• Experience with secure communications devices (VoIP endpoints, STEs, Viper phones, encryption devices)
• Familiarity with government security accreditation processes and PKI/certificate management
• Experience designing or supporting call center technologies (Cisco UCCX/UCCE or Avaya equivalent)