Senior Cisco Collaboration (DRWN)

Darwin Recruitment; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 129,000 - 185,000; Part time

Job summary

Darwin Recruitment is seeking a Senior Cisco Collaboration/Conferencing/Video Consultant for a hybrid role in Stevenage, United Kingdom. The contract is 6 months and freelance, focusing on secure, resilient collaboration solutions for a highly regulated enterprise environment.

You will design and support Cisco Webex, CUCM and video systems, integrate with Microsoft Teams, and work within security-conscious, government/defense contexts.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Cisco Collaboration, Conferencing and Video.
• Experience in defence, aerospace, government or highly regulated sectors is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Cisco Webex, CUCM, SIP/VoIP and UC infrastructure.
• Experience designing secure, resilient and highly available collaboration solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and support secure Cisco collaboration, conferencing and video solutions.
• Integrate Cisco solutions with enterprise platforms and Microsoft Teams.
• Collaborate in security-sensitive environments following defence security standards.

Skills

Cisco Collaboration

Cisco Webex

CUCM

Cisco Video

SIP/VoIP

Unified Communications

Security & Encryption

Teams integration

Tools

Microsoft Teams integration

Job description

Job title – Senior Cisco Collaboration / Conferencing / Video Consultant

Client Location – Stevenage, United Kingdom

Remote work offering – Hybrid

Client Industry – Defence / Aerospace / Highly Regulated Enterprise

Contract Length – 6 months

Contract type – Freelance

Project focus
Designing and supporting secure, resilient Cisco collaboration, conferencing and video solutions for a client operating in a highly regulated sector, including integration with enterprise communication platforms.

Key skills and Experience required

• 8+ years in Cisco Collaboration, Conferencing and Video, ideally within defence, aerospace, government or other highly regulated sectors
• Strong expertise in Cisco Webex, CUCM, Cisco Video, SIP, VoIP and Unified Communications
• Proven experience designing and supporting secure, resilient and highly available collaboration and video solutions
• Strong knowledge of networking, QoS, firewalls, security, encryption and enterprise communications infrastructure
• Experience integrating Cisco solutions with Microsoft Teams and other collaboration platforms
• Experience working in security-sensitive environments and with government/defence security standards highly desirable
• CCNP/CCIE Collaboration or equivalent Cisco certification advantageous