Hybrid Senior UC Network Engineer - Secret Clearance

Zachary Piper, LLC; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a senior Customer Delivery Engineering Consultant to design, implement, and optimize Cisco networking and collaboration solutions for mission-critical environments at Scott Air Force Base, IL. The role emphasizes trusted technical advisory and hands-on problem solving in enterprise UC contexts.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in networking/UC, Cisco CCIE/CCNP Collaboration, and an active Secret Clearance, with a hybrid schedule four days on-site.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional networking and unified communications experience; Cisco Call Manager, Jabber, and enterprise collaboration technologies.
• CCIE Collaboration or CCNP Collaboration or equivalent advanced Cisco certification.
• Active Secret Security Clearance and ability to work onsite four days per week at Scott Air Force Base, IL.
• Strong expertise with routing and switching, firewall policy management, spanning tree, gateway protocols (MGCP, H.323, SIP, SCCP), PSTN connectivity, and enterprise UC environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, optimization, and support of Cisco networking and collaboration solutions for mission-critical environments.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers, providing guidance on network modernization, architecture, and operational best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex routing, switching, firewall, and unified communications issues while driving resolution across technical teams.
• Support lifecycle management initiatives including firmware upgrades, platform maintenance, and collaboration infrastructure enhancements.

Skills

Cisco networking

Unified communications

Customer-facing consulting

Tools

Cisco Call Manager

Jabber

MGCP

SIP

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a senior Customer Delivery Engineering Consultant to design, implement, and optimize Cisco networking and collaboration solutions for mission-critical environments at Scott Air Force Base, IL. The role emphasizes trusted technical advisory and hands-on problem solving in enterprise UC contexts.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in networking/UC, Cisco CCIE/CCNP Collaboration, and an active Secret Clearance, with a hybrid schedule four days on-site.